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Congress could simplify FAFSA, expand Pell Grant access in spending measure Danielle Douglas-Gabriel © Erin Scott/Reuters An omnibus spending bill could include measures to streamline the federal student aid application process and expand eligibility for Pell Grants. A year-end federal spending package to keep the government running could increase access to federal student aid as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil college enrollment. The $1.4 trillion omnibus spe...

Samuel Corum/Getty Images toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander. Samuel Corum/Getty Images U.S. lawmakers have announced an agreement on a handful of higher education measures that would provide meaningful help to marginalized students, students of color and many of the schools that...

UNCF Achieves “Transformational Outcomes” for HBCUs, Inspired by Black Voices Cut Short Final efforts, spurred by UNCF convincing Congress of racial inequality in country, can turn institutions around, relieve debt in bleak COVID period WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Congress released details of the FY 2021 appropriations bills and the coronavirus relief stimulus.  After much lobbying by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on behalf of all Historically Black College...

POLITICO Congress clinches deal to restore Pell grants for prisoners 26 years after ban The compromise also includes language to simplify the application for federal financial aid and grant more than $1 billion in loan forgiveness for HBCUs. Rep. Bobby Scott called the deal a "significant step" toward making "federal grants and loans more accessible and more generous, particularly for our most vulnerable students." | Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated: Link Copied Congressional leaders...