
Sign-on Letter Calling for Congress to Fully Fund the Pell Grant
February 26, 2025
CHEPP joined over 100 organizations in signing a letter asking Congress to prevent the projected $2.7 billion funding shortfall in the Pell Grant program. A shortfall could result in a reduction of Pell Grant funding for the first time in over a decade, including fewer students potentially being eligible for Pell and cuts to the current maximum grant of $7,395. Any reduction of the Pell Grant would increase the cost of higher education for low-income students and their families.