The FAFSA financial aid awards for Fall 2020 were generally processed with deadlines varying by state. For example, many states set priority FAFSA completion deadlines early in 2020 and had certain aid disbursement deadlines in mid to late 2020. Specifically, at City Tech (CUNY), the fall refund date for the remaining 75% of Federal Pell Grant and other aid programs was October 5, 2020. This indicates that awards and disbursements for Fall 2020 were being distributed in early October 2020. In general, FAFSA applications for Fall 2020 needed to be submitted much earlier in the year (mostly by February to June 2020 depending on state and program) to ensure eligibility for aid by the fall term. The financial aid awards for Fall 2020 were therefore typically finalized and disbursed around late summer to early fall of 2020 to coincide with the start of the academic term.