For many students and their families, federal student aid is key for college access. And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 calls for significant cuts to higher ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Kirkwood Community College has been awarded two federal TRIO Student Support Services grants, totaling $624,895 annually for the next five years, by the U.S. Department of ...

Thousands of people enrolled in short-term, job-focused programs will soon be able to use federal grants to pay tuition, which could reshape how low-income students access higher education and the ...

BYU’s “Cougar Pell Promise” is a “last-dollar in commitment” program to cover — or top off — the member tuition amount after other free aid resources had been applied, according to BYU. “Free aid” ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University has received a $2.3 million grant from the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia to support Pell-eligible students as the university welcomes ...

$63 million to the Public Health Institute’s Tracing Health program through the State of California to support Covid-19 contract tracing via community-based organizations, primarily in California’s ...

The federal budget bill that passed this month has drawn much attention for polarizing Medicaid work requirements, cuts to food aid and new funding for immigration enforcement. But one item tucked ...

More than $4 million in federal grants helping 20,000 students across Connecticut was abruptly canceled at the end of 2025, prompting state leaders to urge federal partners to restore the funding.