Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) Process

Note: All FTA requests need to be approved 8 days before the course start date with no exceptions. It’s strongly recommended to start this process 30-45 days before classes begin to ensure you have funding for your courses.

Checklist

  • Watch the ArmyIgnited (AIED) 101 training video (15 minutes) on YouTube. 
  • Log into ArmyIgnited and create a message (education goal or degree plan can be selected as the category) stating the date you completed the AIED 101 training video
  • Complete DANTES Kuder Journey
    1. Create a Kuder Journey Student Account
      • Select “Army National Guard” as your branch.
      • Click “Yes” under “Assigned to a Joint Base?”
      • Select “Branch – Army – Army National Guard Bureau” under “Region.”
      • Your Ed Center Location is “Nebraska Army National Guard.”
      • Fill out the rest of your personal information.
    2. Complete the Career Interests Assessment, then download your “One Page Summary” from Kuder Journey.
    3. Log into the ArmyIgnited Student Portal, then create a new plan by clicking on the “Career Path DECIDE” menu item on the left side of the screen and then click “Create New Plan.”
    4. Upload and submit your “One Page Summary.” Now you are ready to create an Education Goal within ArmyIgnited.
  • Create an Education Goal in ArmyIgnited. See the tutorial for completion steps.
  • Submit the funding request once your education goal is approved. You will submit each individual class as a separate funding request (i.e. 5 classes equal 5 requests). See the tutorial for completion steps.