Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant awards are processed through the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System.

Operational communications and guidance, technical documents, and related information specific to the grant programs and the processing of grant awards through the COD System are provided on this page. Electronic Announcements about Grants are available below. Related resource information is available on the right side of this page.

To access the COD System page, click here.
To access the Direct Loans page, click here.
To access the EDESuite page, click here.

Electronic Announcements

The 15 most current Electronic Announcements specific to the grant programs are listed below. To view more Electronic Announcements about the grant programs, click here.

02/14/2012 - (Application Processing) Subject: CPS Reprocessing on February 15, 2012 to Update Pell Eligibility Based on 2012-2013 Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules
02/10/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
02/07/2012 - (General) Subject: Washington's Birthday Federal Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours
02/03/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
01/30/2012 - (Grants) Subject: Operational Implementation Guidance - Implementation of 2012-2013 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules
01/27/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
01/25/2012 - (General) Subject: Errata and Updates - Volume 5 - Overawards, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations [2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook]
01/23/2012 - (COD System) Subject: 2012-2013 COD Technical Reference (January 2012 Update)
01/20/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
01/19/2012 - (General) Subject: Volume 6 - Managing Campus-Based Programs [2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook]
01/18/2012 - (COD System) Subject: TFA Information - Two Factor Authentication Implementation Information for the COD Web Site
01/13/2012 - (EDESuite) Subject: Beta Test Volunteers Needed for EDExpress 2012-2013, Release 2.0
01/13/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
01/10/2012 - (General) Subject: OUTAGE ALERT - Federal Student Aid Web Site Outages Scheduled for January 13-15, 2012
01/06/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update