The U.S. Department of Education today published the final rule for the Workforce Pell Grant program, opening federal Pell ...

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In January, the Congressional Budget Office released projections showing that the Pell grant program is expecting to face a $2.7 billion shortfall in funding for the 2025 fiscal year. The program will ...

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College advocates breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Education said the Trump Administration’s “federal funding freeze” would not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.

Pell Grants, college aid for low-income families, could be slashed under both the White House budget proposal and House GOP reconciliation bill. President Donald Trump's budget would cut the maximum ...

Low-income students can experience a variety of barriers to success in college, and new data from the Richmond Federal Reserve points to gaps in success and completion among Pell Grant recipients at ...

For the first time in decades, Congress has expanded the Pell Grant program, allowing recipients to use the funds for programs as short as eight weeks. The introduction of Workforce Pell Grants could ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new Workforce Pell Grant program that expands federal aid eligibility to students pursuing short licensing and certificate programs. Other eligibility ...