Federal Register #ED-2026-SCC-3004

Education Department Seeks Comments on TEACH Grant Service-Obligation Forms

The Department of Education is requesting public comments on continuing its information collection for TEACH Grant service-obligation forms. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Education, through Federal Student Aid. - Notice purpose: Proposed extension without change of the approved information collection for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program Service Obligation Certification and Suspension Request Forms (OMB Control Number 1845-0158). This is a comment notice, not a procurement solicitation. - Forms covered: Certification of qualifying teaching and five types of service-obligation suspension requests. - Estimated annual reporting burden: 54,495 responses and 17,982 burden hours. - Program context: TEACH Grants provide eligible undergraduate and graduate students up to $4,000 per year. Recipients generally must complete qualifying teaching service and document their progress; grants may convert to repayable Direct Unsubsidized Loans if recipients do not meet the service obligation. - OEMs, vendors, products, and contract value: None identified; no goods or services are being solicited for purchase.

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The Department of Education is proposing an extension without change of the currently approved information collection for the TEACH Grant Program Service Obligation Certification and Suspension Request Forms. The collection covers the TEACH Grant Certification of Qualifying Teaching and five Service Obligation Suspension Requests. The program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to eligible undergraduate and graduate students, who must fulfill a qualifying teaching service obligation or may face conversion of their grants to repayable Direct Unsubsidized Loans. Comments are invited by December 7, 2026.

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