Proposed Pell Grant Changes Could Affect Thousands in State

Proposed Pell Grant changes could affect thousands in state

Proposed Pell Grant changes could affect thousands in state dmonroe Fri, 06/20/2025 - 07:13 PM Federal lawmakers are considering changes to a longstanding financial aid program that could impact the amount of money thousands of low-income Mississippi students and families depend on to pay for college. Read more about Proposed Pell Grant changes could affect thousands in state Read more about Proposed Pell Grant changes could affect thousands in…

Pell grant changes in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could affect nearly 80,000 Mississippi college students - Open Campus

Federal lawmakers are considering changes to a longstanding financial aid program that could impact the amount of money thousands of low-income Mississippi students and families depend on to pay for college.  The proposal known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — dubbed by President Donald Trump and passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May — would reduce the maximum Pell Grant award students could receive from $7,395 to $5,710 beginnin…