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Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms

OMB 1845-0059 · ED/FSA.

OMB 1845-0059

Sections 460 and 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) provide for teacher loan forgiveness in William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. Borrowers who teach for five consecutive years at schools or educational service agencies serving low-income families and meet certain other requirements may receive up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness. The teacher loan forgiveness regulations at 34 CFR 685.217 (for the Direct Loan Program) and 34 CFR 682.216 (for the FFEL Program) require borrowers to provide their loan holders with documentation establishing their eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness and for teacher loan forgiveness forbearance. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is requesting an extension of the currently approved forms. To reflect regulatory changes made by a final rule published on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904), we have updated language related to the capitalization of unpaid interest that accrues during periods of forbearance. ED is otherwise making no substantive changes to the language in either of the two currently approved forms, and there are no changes to the data elements.

The latest form for Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms expires 2026-12-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form 1845-0059 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request Form and Instruction
Form 1845-0059 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application and Forbearance Request Form and Instruction
1845-0059 Supporting Statement 30D_2023-08-30.docx Supporting Statement A
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request Form and Instruction
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application and Forbearance Request Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202306-1845-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-09-07
202003-1845-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-05-27
201704-1845-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-07-06
201405-1845-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-05-27
201103-1845-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2011-03-22
200804-1845-002 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2008-04-03
200802-1845-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2008-02-13
200410-1845-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2004-10-04
200108-1845-002 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2001-08-02

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Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application and Forbearance Request

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Education - Higher Education

Form 1845-0059	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application	Printable Only	Form and instruction
Form 1845-0059	Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction

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