Description: The Pell Grant program is declining in purchasing power. Strengthening Pell Grants must be a top priority for Congress, and can be done by doubling the maximum Pell Grant to restore its purchasing power and increase equity and access in higher education.
Doubling Down on Doubling the Pell Grant As the nation rebuilds from the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19, current and incoming students will require additional financial support to help pay for college. One clear option is to double down on the one mechanism we already have in federal law designed to target funding to low-income students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant award available to students. Pell Grants are the foundation of our national investment in higher education, and they help pave t
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