By Staff | December 22, 2020 | Filed under: News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today announced that Congress is set to finish the job of simplifying the FAFSA as well as strengthen Historically Black Colleges and Universities and restore Pell grants for prisoners. The provisions to reduce the FAFSA from 108 questions to a maximum of 36 questions, forgive HBCU capital financing loans, and restore Pell grants for prisoners will be included in broader government funding legislation that the Senate will consider this week.
“The progress that this legislation represents for underserved and low-income students cannot be