The Pell Grant program is projected to face a $2.7 billion budget shortfall, prompting concerns about potential cuts.

Expected federal government cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and a projected budget shortfall for Pell Grants, which are given to low-income students, could have an impact on high education ...

The new, simplified FAFSA, which first launched in 2023, was meant to improve access by expanding Pell Grant eligibility to ... The Pell program functions like other entitlement programs ...

The Pell Grant provides need-based federal financial aid for more than 30 percent of ... and there’s not a lot of things left at that point if you look around at the education portfolio,” she said.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has long been a crucial form ... additional students will qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award under the new system. This change is a ...

Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid massive upheaval in Washington.

The FAFSA Simplification Act, part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, will expand eligibility for the federal Pell Grant to include ... programs in prisons, like the New York-based ...

The 2025-2026 FAFSA introduces major updates designed ... with the Student Aid Index (SAI), expanded Pell Grant eligibility, mandatory IRS data retrieval for accuracy, and changes to how family ...