Federal Student Aid (FSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. We are proud to sponsor millions of American minds pursing their higher educational dreams. In fulfilling our mission, FSA helps make college education possible by providing more than $120 billion in federal grants, loans, and work-study funds each year to help more than 15 million students pay for college or career school. In every interaction with students and their families, FSA strives to be the most trusted and reliable source of student financial aid information.