AAU joined ACE and 15 other higher education associations and organizations in a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to consider a multitude of factors in the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 and the new Pell Grant formula when the Education Department conducts their need analysis formula. As the letter states, “Given that the changes to the need analysis formula take effect on July 1, 2024, we believe that it is urgent for the Department to do this comprehensive analysis.”