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Federal Direct Student Loans (Assistance Listing 84.268)
To provide loan capital directly from the Federal government to vocational, undergraduate, and graduate postsecondary school students and their parents.
Loan (must be repaid) Check the official page for current intake dates
- Funder
- Office of Federal Student Aid (listed as Education, Department Of / Office Of Federal Student Aid)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- $131,888,364,000 estimated total obligations for FY2026 (all awards, per SAM.gov); per-award amounts vary.
- Where
- United States (federal)
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicant types are set out on the official page. Federal assistance program (Direct Loan); individual funding notices set the dates.
- Sectors
- Student funding and scholarships
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- SAM.gov Assistance Listings (84.268)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
- Public organizational contacts on file Unlock full profile / Sign up
This is a loan. It must be repaid.
From official open data: listed in the official SAM.gov Assistance Listings on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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