Today, TICAS joined more than 100 organizations to urge members of Congress to shore up funding for the Pell Grant program to close a looming funding shortfall and protect millions of students from eligibility cuts.
Absent congressional action, the Pell program faces a $2.7 billion funding shortfall this year. If additional funding is not added to the program very soon, the more than six million students who rely on Pell Grants could face eligibility or award cuts for the first time in more than a decade. Students cannot afford such cuts during a time of rising living costs, and our economy cannot afford to have students lose access to the education and training they need to succeed in the labor market.
