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President Trump’s FY27 Budget Request Supports PellGrants but De-Funds Other Critical Supports for Community College Students
The White House sent the president’s annual budget request to Congress for upcoming fiscal year 2027 (FY27). The FY27 budget proposes to eliminate or consolidate critical programs for community college students, while protecting some others.
The Transformative Power of CCAMPIS at Johnson County Community College (KS)
Student parents at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) stress that the reason they can attend and persist at JCCC is because of the access to high-quality childcare on JCCC’s campus. Without the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant, student parents have to pick between caring for their families and continuing their education.
Federal Funding for Community Colleges: What to Know As You Plan for FY26 Grants
Several different grant programs designed to support community colleges are authorized and appropriated by Congress. This report discusses competitive grants that can benefit community colleges.
Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection
This piece was co-written with the Urban Institute as a Student-Parent Action through Research Knowledge (SPARK) collaboration, which aims to build evidence and make the case for policy change to support pregnant and parenting students and their families through data, research, lived/living expertise, and past learning, while developing future generations of leaders.
