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Forward Funds, et al. – ‘485APOS’ on 2/17/15 – ‘CORRESP’

On: Tuesday, 2/17/15, at 9:19pm ET · As of: 2/18/15 · Private-to-Public: Document `¶` – Release Delayed to: 9/10/15 · Accession #: 1258897-15-1475 · File #s: 33-48940, 811-06722

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/18/15  Forward Funds                     485APOS¶              23:10M                                    Donnell… Solutions/NY/FA
          → Forward Balanced Allocation Fund ⇒ Class A (AOBAX) — Class C (ABAFX) — Institutional Class (ABAAX) — Investor Class (ACBIX)
          → Forward Core Strategy Long/Short Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FCRMX) — Class C (FCRCX) — Institutional Class (FCRIX) — Investor Class (FCRRX)
          → Forward Equity Long/Short Fund ⇒ Advisor Class — Class C (FENCX) — Institutional Class (FENIX) — Investor Class (FENRX)
          → Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund ⇒ Advisor Class — Class C (FLOCX) — Class Z — Institutional Class (FLOIX) — Investor Class (FLORX)
          → Forward Global Dividend Fund ⇒ Class A (FFLAX) — Class C — Institutional Class (FFLSX) — Investor Class (FFLRX)
          → Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund ⇒ Class A (AOIAX) — Class C (AGIGX) — Institutional Class (AGWAX) — Investor Class (AGIIX)
          → Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund ⇒ Class A (AOLAX) — Class C (AIGMX) — Institutional Class (AIGAX) — Investor Class (ACIGX)
          → Forward Multi-Strategy Fund ⇒ Class A (AGRRX) — Class C (ACAGX) — Institutional Class (AAGRX) — Investor Class (ACAIX)
          → Forward Select EM Dividend Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FSLMX) — Class A — Class C (FSLDX) — Institutional Class (FSLIX) — Investor Class (FSLRX)
          → Forward Small Cap Equity Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FSCMX) — Class C — Institutional Class (FFHIX) — Investor Class (FFSCX)
          → Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FTENX) — Class A (FTEAX) — Class C (FTEGX) — Institutional Class (FTETX) — Investor Class (FTEEX)
          → Forward U.S. Government Money Fund ⇒ Class A — Class C (AUCXX) — Class Z (ANIXX) — Institutional Class (AUSXX) — Investor Class (AUIXX)
          → Salient Adaptive Balanced Fund ⇒ Class A (AOGAX) — Class C (AGGGX) — Institutional Class (ACGAX) — Investor Class (AGALX)
          → Salient Adaptive Income Fund ⇒ Class A (AILAX) — Class C (AIACX) — Institutional Class (AIAAX) — Investor Class (AIAIX)
          → Salient Adaptive US Equity Fund ⇒ Class C (ACSMX) — Class Z — Institutional Class (ASMCX) — Investor Class (ACSIX)
          → Salient Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FCMSX) — Class C (FFCCX) — Institutional Class (FCMLX) — Investor Class (FCOMX)
          → Salient EM Corporate Debt Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FFXMX) — Class C (FFXCX) — Institutional Class (FFXIX) — Investor Class (FFXRX)
          → Salient EM Dividend Signal Fund ⇒ Class C — Class I2 (FEMMX) — Institutional Class (PTEMX) — Investor Class (PGERX)
          → Salient EM Infrastructure Fund ⇒ Class A (KGIAX) — Class B (KGIBX) — Class C (KGICX) — Class I2 (FGIMX) — Institutional Class (KGIYX) — Investor Class (FGLRX)
          → Salient Frontier Strategy Fund ⇒ Advisor Class (FROMX) — Institutional Class (FRNMX) — Investor Class (FRONX)
          → Salient Global Real Estate Fund ⇒ Class A (KIRAX) — Class C (KIRCX) — Class I2 (FINMX) — Institutional Class (KIRYX) — Investor Class (FFIRX)
          → Salient High Yield Fund ⇒ Class C (AHYIX) — Institutional Class (AHBAX) — Investor Class (AHBIX)
          → Salient International Dividend Signal Fund ⇒ Class A (FFDAX) — Class C (FINCX) — Class I2 (FIDMX) — Institutional Class (FFIEX) — Investor Class (FFINX)
          → Salient International Small Cap Fund ⇒ Class C — Class I2 (FNSMX) — Institutional Class (PTSCX) — Investor Class (PISRX)
          → Salient Investment Grade Fund ⇒ Class Z — Institutional Class (AIFIX) — Investor Class (AITIX)
          → Salient Real Estate Fund ⇒ Class A (KREAX) — Class C (KRECX) — Institutional Class (FPREX) — Investor Class (FFREX)
          → Salient Select Income Fund ⇒ Class A (KIFAX) — Class B (KIFBX) — Class C (KIFCX) — Class I2 (FSIMX) — Institutional Class (KIFYX) — Investor Class (FFSLX)
          → Salient Select Opportunity Fund ⇒ Class A (FSONX) — Class C (FSOCX) — Class I2 (FSOMX) — Institutional Class (FSOTX) — Investor Class (FSORX)
          → Salient Tactical Growth Fund ⇒ Class A (FTAGX) — Class C (FTGOX) — Class I2 (FTGMX) — Institutional Class (FTGWX) — Investor Class (FFTGX)
          → Salient Tactical Muni & Credit Fund ⇒ Class A (FLSLX) — Class C (FLSFX) — Class I2 (FLSMX) — Institutional Class (FLSIX) — Investor Class (FLSRX)
          → Salient Tactical Real Estate Fund ⇒ Class A (KSRAX) — Class B (KSRBX) — Class C (KSRCX) — Class I2 (FRLSX) — Institutional Class (KSRYX) — Investor Class (FFSRX)
          → Salient US Dividend Signal Fund ⇒ Class A (FDYAX) — Class C (FDYCX) — Class I2 (FDYMX) — Institutional Class (FDYTX) — Investor Class (FDYRX)

Post-Effective Amendment
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 485APOS     Post-Effective Amendment                            HTML   6.32M 
23: CORRESP   ¶ Comment-Response or Other Letter to the SEC         HTML      5K 
 2: EX-99.(A)(2)  Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Agr,T and  HTML     36K 
                Declaration of Trust of Reg.                                     
 3: EX-99.(D)(1)(B)  Amended Exhibit A to the Amended and Restated  HTML     14K 
                Investment Management Agreement                                  
 4: EX-99.(D)(1)(C)  Amended Exhibit B to the Amended and Restated  HTML     16K 
                Investment Management Agreement                                  
 5: EX-99.(E)(1)(B)  Amendment Schedule A to the Distribution       HTML     17K 
                Agreement                                                        
 6: EX-99.(G)(1)(B)  Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement Between  HTML     17K 
                the Registrant and Citibank.                                     
 7: EX-99.(H)(1)(C)  Amendment to Appendix A to the Amended and     HTML     20K 
                Restated Fund Acct and Admin Agrmt                               
 8: EX-99.(H)(2)(B)  Amendment to Sch A to the Amnd and Restated    HTML     28K 
                Transfer Agency and Service Agrmt                                
 9: EX-99.(H)(3)(B)  Amendment to Sch A to the Amd and Restated     HTML     18K 
                Transfer Agent Interactove Client Ser                            
10: EX-99.(H)(4)(B)  Exhibit A to the Amended and Restated          HTML     41K 
                Shareholder Services Plan                                        
11: EX-99.(H)(6)  Administrative Services Plan for Investor Class   HTML     17K 
                Shares                                                           
12: EX-99.(H)(7)(H)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     20K 
                Equity Long/Short Fund                                           
13: EX-99.(H)(7)(J)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     19K 
                Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund                               
14: EX-99.(H)(7)(O)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     20K 
                Income Builder Fund                                              
15: EX-99.(H)(7)(P)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     19K 
                Dynamic Income Fund                                              
16: EX-99.(H)(7)(S)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     19K 
                Multi-Strategy Fund                                              
17: EX-99.(H)(7)(T)  Expense Limitation Agreement for the Forward   HTML     20K 
                Tactical Enhanced Fund                                           
18: EX-99.(H)(8)(B)  Amendment to Compliance Support Services       HTML     15K 
                Agreement.                                                       
19: EX-99.(H)(8)(C)  Schedule to Amended and Restated Compliance    HTML     12K 
                Support Services Agreement.                                      
20: EX-99.(M)(1)(B)  Amended Appendix A to the Service and          HTML     12K 
                Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12B-1                         
21: EX-99.(M)(2)(B)  Amended Appendix A to the Service and          HTML     11K 
                Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12B-1                         
22: EX-99.(M)(4)(B)  Amended Appendix A to the Distribution and     HTML     11K 
                Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12B-1

Delayed-Release ‘CORRESP’ — Comment-Response or Other Letter to the SEC

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SEC Transmittal Letter

February 18, 2015

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington D.C. 20549

RE:	Forward Funds

File Nos. 033-48940/811-06722

Form N-1A Post-Effective Amendment No. 111

Dear Sir or Madam,

Electronically transmitted for filing via EDGAR is the registration statement relating to Forward Funds (the “Trust”), a registered open-end management investment company. The registration statement filed herewith is Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), and Amendment No. 111 to the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

This Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the 1933 Act for the purpose of updating the Trust’s registration statement in connection with the annual update. It is proposed that the Amendment will become effective on May 1, 2015.

The Registrant undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A on or about April 30, 2015, pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act, containing: (i) the updated financial statements of the series of the Trust; (ii) required exhibits; (iii) completed disclosures; (iv) responses to any comments of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff relating to this filing; and (v) other non-material changes permitted by Rule 485(b).

Please contact me at (720) 917-0585 with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

/s/ Megan Hadley Koehler

Megan Hadley Koehler, Esq.

cc:	Judy M. Rosenberg, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Forward Funds

Douglas P. Dick, Dechert LLP

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘485APOS’ Filing	Date	Other Filings

	5/1/15	485BPOS, 497K
	4/30/15	485BPOS, N-MFP
Filed as of:	2/18/15
Filed on:	2/17/15
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On: Tuesday, 2/17/15, at 9:19pm ET · As of: 2/18/15 · Private-to-Public: Document ¶ – Release Delayed to: 9/10/15 · Accession #: 1258897-15-1475 · File #s: 33-48940, 811-06722

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