Financial Aid
From Passage to Implementation: H.R. 1 Reconciliation Package
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.
Memo From Office of Management and Budget Issues a Directive to Pause All Federal Assistance Programs
OMB has issued out a memo directing all departments and agencies to put a pause on federal grants, loans, project, and activities.
A Status Update on Short-term/Workforce Pell
A recap of the latest developments in the efforts to authorize workforce pell grants for eligible students who enroll in short-term workforce programs that meet certain criteria.
HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled
HEER funding during the pandemic provided community colleges the resources they needed to stay open.
Better FAFSA Is Coming this December
Major changes to FAFSA are on the way. Learn how colleges can best prepare themselves and their students for "Better FAFSA."
