House Republican leaders in Congress, last week, released draft bill text that eliminates funding for the Federal Work-Study and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant programs, by cutting more than $2 billion in grant aid for low-income students. Funding for Pell Grants would remain level. President Biden proposed increasing the Pell maximum by $820 from $7,395 to $8,215 in his budget request, a move the higher education association community supports although it falls far short of his pledge in 2020 to double the award.
Numerous other programs, including those providing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, would be cut or eliminated under the House proposal.
If the proposal were to be adopted it would take effect for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
