Federal Work-Study Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 84.033
- Agency
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Office of Federal Student Aid
Department of Education
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury accounts
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- 91-0199-0-1-502
- 91-0200-0-1-502
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid distributes Federal Work-Study Program funds (CFDA 84.033) to enable part-time employment for eligible undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, with annual award notifications sent by April 1. The program funds wages for student employment at participating postsecondary institutions, federal, state, or local public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, or private for-profit employers, with the dual purpose of offsetting educational costs and encouraging community service participation. Participating institutions receive annual allocations and retain discretion to select eligible students and determine individual award amounts within their institutional context.
The program operates on an annual cycle, with participating institutions applying in advance of the award year for which funds will be used. The Office of Student Financial Aid manages final award determinations and notifications. Eligible applicants are higher education institutions—public, private nonprofit, postsecondary vocational, and proprietary—that meet program eligibility requirements and maintain nonfederal audits at their own expense on at least an annual basis. Students access the program through their institution's financial aid office rather than applying directly; institutions determine which eligible students participate and at what award level.
Administrative compliance requires institutions to retain all records pertaining to a given fiscal year for three years following submission of the Fiscal Operations Report or until final resolution of any applicable audit, whichever is later. The Department of Education's Office of the Inspector General may conduct audits at government expense when time permits or when the Secretary deems it necessary. ED Regional Offices provide consultation to participating institutions; contact information is available through the institutional financial aid administrator.
The source provided does not include recent grant award data, funding concentration among federal agencies, typical award magnitudes, representative recent awards, or currently open grant opportunities. No grant opportunity posting dates or application deadlines other than the annual award notification timeline are present in the source.
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide part-time employment to eligible postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses and encourage students receiving program assistance to participate in community service activities.
- Description
The Federal Work-Study program ensures access to postsecondary education and lifelong learning by offsetting some postsecondary education costs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need with income from part-time employment. Federal funds are distributed to qualifying institutions whose financial aid administrators select eligible students. Students may be employed by the institution; by a Federal, State, or local public agency or private nonprofit organization; or by a private, for-profit organization.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Higher education institutions (public, private nonprofit, postsecondary vocational, and proprietary) meeting eligibility requirements may apply.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Undergraduate, graduate, or professional students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as regular students; are maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices of the institution; have financial need; do not owe a refund on a Title IV grant; are not in default on a Title IV loan; file a statement of educational purpose; file a statement of registration compliance (Selective Service); and meet citizen/resident requirements may benefit.
- Uses of assistance
The Federal share of compensation paid to students does not exceed 75 percent for work on campus, or work in a public agency or private nonprofit organization, unless waived by the Secretary. The Federal share of compensation paid to students does not exceed 50 percent for jobs with a private-for-profit organization. No more than 25 percent of an institution's work-study allocation may be used for private-for-profit organizations. If it provides FWS employment to its students in that year, an institution is entitled to an administrative cost allowance for an award year of 5 percent of the first $2,750,000 of its program expenditures, plus up to 4 percent for expenditures greater than $2,750,000 but less than $5,500,000, plus up to 3 percent of expenditures in excess of $5,500,000. An institution is required to use at least 7 percent of its total FWS allocation to pay the Federal share of wages to students employed in community service jobs unless it receives a waiver.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Funds are awarded for use by participating institutions for one award year at a time following the year of application.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
Representatives of the appropriate ED Regional Office are available for consultation. See listing of ED Regional Offices in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Students should contact the institution(s) they attend or plan to attend.
- Award procedure
The Office of Student Financial Aid determines final awards and notifies participating institutions. Postsecondary institutions determine individual student awards.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Notices of tentative awards sent by February 1 and final award notifications sent by April 1.
- Renewals
Annual.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.033?
Assistance Listing 84.033 is Federal Work-Study Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Federal Student Aid (Department of Education).
What is the CFDA number for Federal Work-Study Program?
Its CFDA number is 84.033: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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