If you know you should be completing the FAFSA but just can’t quite muster the gumption to dive in yet (totally understandable), here’s some additional information from expert Mark Kantrowitz that might give you the oomph you need.
“The sooner you get your FAFSA done, the more money you’re going to get, on average… People who file it in the first few months tend to get double the financial aid, the grants, of people who file it later.”
The rest of the article is here. And here’s the link to the FAFSA.