The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance on the 2024–25 Campus-Based Reallocation Process, enabling schools to return unused Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) funds, and to request supplemental FWS funds for the 2025–26 award year.
Schools must electronically submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form via the COD website by Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
The Campus-Based Reallocation Form must be completed if:
- A school does not intend to spend its entire 2024–25 FWS or FSEOG allocation; or
- A school wants to request supplemental 2025–26 FWS funds that will be used only for the purpose of employing students in community service jobs and the school had an FWS fair share shortfall as shown on line 28 of the school’s 2025–26 final funding worksheet.
The Campus-Based Reallocation Form must be submitted electronically via the COD website once it becomes available. To submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form:
- Log into the COD website.
- From the “School” tab, select “Campus-Based Syst” from the left navigation menu.
- Select “Forms and Waivers” from the left navigation menu, then click on “Manage Application.”
- Click on the “Create” button next to the Campus-Based Reallocation Form to begin to edit and submit.
FWS federal funds released on the Campus-Based Reallocation Form by the deadline date are not included in the calculation of the requirement to spend at least 7% of the FWS allocation to pay the federal share of compensation to students employed in community service positions.