@mom2collegekids – there are a number of FAFSA-only schools that do ask for non-custodial data in some cases before awarding school grant aid. CSU Ft. Collins frequently requests the equivalent of an NCP for students with divorced/separated parents if the student’s family income is under a certain amount. Depending on how they crunch the numbers, some of those students will be awarded a top-up grant that adds enough to their Pell Grants to meet full tuition and fees. None of the supplemental information affects federal aid eligibility, but it is used for institutional purposes even though the college does not generally use either Profile or NCP. It isn’t required of all students, only of the students the college specifically asks.