SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table A—2025-26 Award Year Deadline Date by Which a School Must Submit their Prison Education Program Annual Report.

Table A provides information and the deadline date for receipt of the Prison Education Program annual report.

For the 2025-26 Award Year, an institution must submit an annual report to Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, no later than December 31, 2026. In accordance with 34 CFR 668.239, this report must contain transfer and release dates of confined or incarcerated individuals who participated in an institution's PEP.

An institution's failure to submit a complete annual report may result in the initiation of an adverse action, such as a fine or other penalty for such failure, in accordance with subpart G of the General Provisions regulations in 34 CFR part 668.

Other Sources for Detailed Information

The Department published a detailed discussion of the PEP application process in the Federal Student Aid Knowledge Center. The Department also maintains Q and A's and other resources that provide information about PEPs. PEPs will also be discussed in the 2026-27 Federal Student Aid Handbook in a forthcoming PEP appendix.

Applicable Regulations: The following regulations apply:

(1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.

(2) Prison Education Programs, 34 CFR part 668, subpart P.

(3) Federal Pell Grant Program, 34 CFR part 690.

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Program Authority:20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b et seq., 1070g, 1087a et seq., 1087 et seq., and 1087-51 et seq.

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