Americans who want to upskill or try a new career may soon be able to apply for federal financial aid for workforce ...

Over 60 groups signed a letter to top lawmakers raising concerns about a multi-billion dollar shortfall in fiscal 2026 and beyond for the key student aid program.

・Workforce Pell expands Pell Grants to shorter programs (generally 8 to 15 weeks and 150 to 599 clock hours) but only if programs meet new outcome and quality rules. ・Students still have to file the ...

Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains undecided where those funds would come from or how to resolve the larger $100 ...

A long-awaited policy change inked into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will soon allow students to use federal financial aid for job-training programs that take just a couple of months to ...

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Pell Grants, the federal financial aid program that helps low-income Americans afford college and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support, are projected to have big funding shortfalls that could ...

The Federal Pell Grant Program — the flagship federal financial aid program that aids six to seven million students annually — is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to experience a $5.4 ...

The headline writes itself and the industry groups are celebrating: Pell Grants are coming to CDL schools. The American ...

WASHINGTON — An unexpected surge in college enrollment has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program, the biggest in its history. An administration official told The Associated Press ...

The Pell Grant program has been the foundation for federal financial aid since 1972. Its mission was simple: provide low-income students with a fair chance at higher education. Despite making enormous ...