If you’re thinking about college next year — as a high school senior or parent, or as an adult wanting to go back to school — you’ve probably been told that filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, or FAFSA, is a crucial step on the road to a degree or credential.

That is unequivocally true. FAFSA is the key to unlocking federal, state, and institutional need-based aid that helps low- and moderate-income Kentuckians pay for college. Last year, Kentucky students received nearly $400 million in Pell grants from the federal government; more than $200 million in Kentucky Lottery-funded, need-based aid administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; and hundreds of millions more in institutional aid from Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities.

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