LOSFA Program Bulletins

LOSFA Program Bulletins (often called Student Financial Aid Bulletins) are official notices issued by the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance. They communicate policy updates, procedural changes, and payment frameworks for state-funded scholarships and grants.

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TOPS

Name Bulletin #
TOPS Excellence Award and Classic Learning Test T2025-2
TOPS Tech Award for Approved Universal Transfer Pathways T2025-1
TOPS Tech Award for Approved Universal Transfer Pathways T2024-1
TOPS Tech Early Start Application Y2024-1
Important Notice Regarding Use of Initial vs. Reprocessed ISIR Data S2024-3
New CIP Codes for TOPS Tec T2023-1
2021 Legislative Changes Impacting TOPS Scholarships T2021-2
Disposition code for partial payments T2021-1
Pass/Fail Implications on Students Eligibility for TOPS T2020-2
TOPS Academic Standing Codes for Institutions Due to COVID-19. T2020-1
TOPS Exception Request Form T2019-1
TOPS Tech Eligible Programs T2018-6
Consent Form for the TOPS Tracker, Determination of TOPS Eligibility, and College Admissions T2018-5
TOPS Inventory Roster T2018-4
How to Correct TOPS Processing Errors T2018-3
Why isn’t student information showing up on the FAFSA Completion Report even though the student has provided confirmation of completion? T2018-2
ACT WorkKeys for TOPS Tech Award T2018-1
TOPS Core Curriculum Regarding AP Physics I and AP Physics II T2017-1
ASPIRE and Pre-ACT Successor to ACT PLAN for TOPS Tech Early Start T2016-6
TOPS Tech Early Start Application Beginning Fall 2016 T2016-5
“Opt Out” Procedures for Students Receiving a TOPS Award During a Budget Shortfall T2016-4
TOPS Tech Award Eligible Programs for 2017 Graduates T2016-3
Revised Application for TOPS Tech Early Start and Supplemental Course Allocation T2016-2
Revised TOPS Tech Early Start Payment Request File Format T2016-1
End of Academic Year Alignment T2015-7
Changes to the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules for TOPS to Implement Acts 101, 230 and 403 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature relative to citizenship and changes to the TOPS Tech Core Curriculum T2015-6
Award Level Upgrade/Downgrades and Cancellations T2015-4
TOPS Cumulative Grade Point Average (Opportunity, Performance, Honors) T2015-3
TOPS Tech Early Start Approved Training Providers T2015-2
TOPS Tech Early Start Eligible Program List T2015-1
Consent Form — 18 Years old or Emancipated Minors for the TOPS Tracker, Determination of TOPS Eligibility, and College Admissions T2014-8
Reporting Academic Information for TOPS and Non-TOPS Students to the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance — FERPA Compliance T2014-7
Consent Form for the TOPS Tracker, Determination of TOPS Eligibility, and College Admissions T2014-6
Exception Request Form T2014-5
Guidance on Submission of Payment Requests and Grades T2014-4
File Format Changes in the Louisiana Award System T2014-3
Amends the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules to provide TOPS Recipients Who Complete a Certificate, Diploma or Associate’s Degree and Who Have Remaining TOPS Eligibility May Delay Enrollment in a Second Program of Study T2014-2
Revises the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules to Change the Definition of Tuition and adds New Responsibilities for Public Post-Secondary Schools: Replaces T2013-04 T2014-1
Revises the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules to Change the Definition of Tuition and adds New Responsibilities for Public Post-Secondary Schools T2013-4
Change to the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules for TOPS to Implement Acts 140 and 359 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature relative to high school eligibility and changes to the TOPS Core Curriculum T2013-3
Addition of dispositions to the LOSFA Award System database T2013-2
Change to the Scholarship and Grant Program Rules to add AP Human Geography as an equivalent to World Geography in the TOPS core curriculum T2013-1
New TOPS Request for Exception Form T2012-7
AY2013 Average Annual Award Amount T2012-6
TOPS Legislative Changes from the 2012 General Session T2012-5
TOPS Initial Eligibility for 2012 Graduates T2012-4
TOPS Tech Early Start Revised Application and Qualifying Top Demand Occupation List Update T2012-3
TOPS Academic Year Includes Summer Session-Fall Intersession T2012-2
Publication of the TOPS Student Roster File Definition and Description T2012-1
Adjusted TOPS Tuition Amounts T2011-4
TOPS Initial Eligibility Processing for Academic Year 2011-2012 T2011-3
Notice of Changes to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) T2010-3
TOPS Definitions of Tuition, Academic Year and Intersession T2011-1

Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship

Name Bulletin #
Changes to the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship Program Effective with the 2010-2011 Academic Year S2010-3

GO Grant

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Name Bulletin #
Summer 2011 GO Grant S2011-3
2011-2012 GO Grant S2011-5
GO Grant Funding Update — 2012-2013 S2012-2
Louisiana GO Grant Eligibility Change Effective Immediately S2012-3
GO Grant Allocations for 2012-2013 S2012-4
Notice of Change in Methodology in Awarding the Louisiana GO Grant Beginning AY 2013-14 S2013-1
Emergency Rules for the GO Grant Program and Notice of Intent to make the rules permanent S2013-3
GO Grant Allocations for 2013-2014 S2013-4
GO Grant Allocations for 2014-2015 S2014-1
GO Grant File Format Changes S2014-2
GO Grant Allocations for 2015-2016 S2015-1
GO Grant Allocations for 2016-2017 S2016-1
GO Grant Allocations for 2017-2018 S2017-1
GO Grant Allocations for 2018-2019 S2018-1
GO Grant Allocations for 2019-2020 S2019-1
SFA2020-1 – Go Grant Alternative Process Due to COVID-19 SFA2020-1
GO Grant CARES Act Exclusion for 2020-2021 Academic Year SFA2020-2
GO Grant Allocations for 2020-2021 SFA2020-3
2021-2022 GO Grant Framework SFA2021-1
2021-2022 Go Grant Allocations SFA2021-2
2022-2023 GO Grant Allocations SFA2022-1
GO Youth ChalleNGe Program SFA2023-3
2023-2024 GO Grant Allocations SFA2023-1
Louisiana GO Grant Guidance for 2024-2025 Award Year S2024-1
2024-2025 GO Grant Allocation S2024-4
2025 -2026 GO Grant Allocation S2025-3

Chafee Educational & Training Voucher (ETV) Program

Name Bulletin #
2012-2013 Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program and Chafee Program Automation S2012-5
Grade Reporting for Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program S2013-2
Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program Pre-Approval Process S2013-6
2021-2022 Funding for the Chafee Education and Training Voucher/Chafee ETV SFA2021-3
2022-2023 Chafee bulletin S2022
Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program S2024-7

Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program

Name Bulletin #
Adult Education and Vocational Education for the Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program S2013-5

Supplemental Course Allocation (SCA)

Name Bulletin #
Supplemental Course Allocation (SCA) S2015-2

Louisiana Grant Opportunity for Youth ChalleNGe Skills Training Program

Name Bulletin #
Louisiana Grant Opportunity for Youth ChalleNGe Skills Training Program S2018-2

Completers Grant

Name Bulletin #
Completers Grant – Revised Framework SFA2021-5
2022-2023 Completers Grant Framework SFA2022-2

M.J. Foster Promise Program

Name Bulletin #
M.J. Foster Promise Program 2026-2027 Award Year Updates SFA2027-1
M.J. Foster Promise Program – Payment Billing Process SFA2025-5
M.J. Foster Promise Program -Exception to Discontinuation of specific CIP codes SFA2025-4
M.J. Foster Promise Program – Discontinuation of specific CIP codes SFA2025-1
M.J. Foster Promise Program Guidance Beginning July 1, 2024 SFA2024-2