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.

The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need to be repaid – lies at the heart of the federal financial aid system.

Federal bill H.R. 1 enacted an expansion of Pell Grants to include short-term, career-focused training programs. These Workforce Pell Grants offer need-based aid to low-income students for programs ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" will significantly change the eligibility and calculation guidelines for the Pell Grant program starting July 1, 2026. Only one change will likely give higher grant ...

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

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants” has sparked pushback from Rhode Island lawmakers who want the program to retain the name of its creator — ...

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 ...

New projections from the Congressional Budget Office show that demand for Pell Grants is expected to outpace available funding this fiscal year. That sets up a difficult debate in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid a complicated federal financial aid system, Pell Grants are the largest source of federal funds for college that students do ...