US EditionCongress Unlikely to Enact ‘Absolutely Devastating’ Proposal to Slash Pell Grants
- Earlier this month, President Donald Trump proposed cutting nearly $1,700 from the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,710 for the 2026–2027 award year, its lowest level in over a decade.
- Facing a $2.7 billion shortfall, the Trump administration justified cutting Pell Grants to address the funding gap, with officials citing budget estimates as the main reason for the reduction.
- The Trump administration cites a $2.7 billion shortfall as the reason for proposed Pell Grant cuts, with the GOP using reconciliation to push eligibility changes and reduce awards in legislative proposals.
- Education advocates warn that proposed Pell Grant cuts would severely harm affordability, forcing states to cover funding gaps and saving $7.1 billion over a decade.
- More broadly, these proposed Pell Grant cuts threaten to reduce aid for millions of students, conflicting with research showing the importance of federal support for college affordability and access.
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Congress unlikely to enact ‘absolutely devastating’ proposal to slash Pell Grants
The Pell Grant program is seeing a projected budget shortfall of $2.7 billion heading into the next fiscal year, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The Trump administration has cited the shortfall as a reason to decrease the maximum…
Congress unlikely to enact ‘absolutely devastating’ Trump proposal to slash Pell Grants • Louisiana Illuminator
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., talks with ranking Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin on June 3, 2025 before Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified to the panel about President Donald Trump's budget request for the Education Department. The proposal includes a reduction in the maximum Pell Grant award. (Photo b…
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Congress unlikely to enact ‘absolutely devastating’ Trump proposal to slash Pell Grants
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., talks with ranking Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin on June 3, 2025 before Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified to the panel about President Donald Trump's budget request for the Education Department. The proposal includes a reduction in the maximum Pell Grant award. (Photo b…
Congress unlikely to enact ‘absolutely devastating’ Trump proposal to slash Pell Grants • Nebraska Examiner
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., talks with ranking Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin on June 3, 2025 before Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified to the panel about President Donald Trump's budget request for the Education Department. The proposal includes a reduction in the maximum Pell Grant award. (Photo b…
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