"The name change is currently tucked inside a House spending bill for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for the upcoming fiscal year. Rhode Island's congressional delegation this week argued that the proposal would "erase Senator Pell's name from a program that has uplifted generations and replace it with a President whose record on education is defined by cuts and dismantlement is a profound insult to that legacy.""
"Created as a way to promote access to education, Pell grants are special scholarships reserved for undergraduates and other students with the most significant financial need. Rhode Island's longstanding former U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell, a Democrat, was pivotal in getting the program enacted in 1973. Through the program, lower-income Americans can currently receive up to $7,395 annually for roughly six years. Unlike loans, the grants generally don't need to be paid back but often don't cover the full cost of college."
Lawmakers from Rhode Island are opposing a provision that would rename the Pell Grant program as "Trump Grants" after language in a House spending bill. The delegation argues renaming would erase Claiborne Pell's name from a program created in 1973 to promote access to higher education. Pell Grants provide need-based, nonrepayable aid—up to $7,395 annually for about six years—and delivered roughly $31 billion to 6.5 million undergraduates in fiscal 2023. A federal package signed in July added a Workforce Pell Grant to extend Pell eligibility to students in eligible career-training programs starting next year.
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