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From Passage to Implementation: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) or the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTCA), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. Since then, the law’s higher education provisions went through the negotiated rulemaking process to determine what implementation of this law entails.

Workforce Pell Is Here. July 1 Is Just the Beginning.

Workforce Pell starts July 1, but this is neither deadline nor due date.

Dual Enrollment: A Critical Bridge to Postsecondary Success

Rachel, ACCT's Spring 2026 intern, details her experience as a dual enrollment student, how that transformed her life, and the opportunities that dual enrollment can present to high school students.

Federal Grants Resource

With a great deal of grants open for competition, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education and Founder and President of Seventh Street Strategies, Amanda Fuchs Miller, created a guide to view these grant opportunities at a glance.

Good News and Bad News. House Education and Labor Spending Bill Supports Pell Grants but Cuts Other Critical Supports for Community College Students

U.S. House released its proposed education and labor funding bill for fiscal year 2027 (FY27, which begins September 30). The bill includes good news and some bad news for community college students.

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant Programs

The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports projects that are innovative and address a range of postsecondary education challenges. These programs, such as the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) Program, Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program, Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) Program, and Open Textbook Pilot (OTP) Program provide good opportunities for community colleges to support their students’ success. Each of these are due Tuesday, June 23 at 11:59 pm Eastern, except PSSG, which is due Tuesday, June 29.
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