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The Double Pell Alliance, which includes AAU, sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees asking them to “make bold new investments in the Pell Grant program, with the goal of increasing the maximum Pell award to $13,000.”
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersAAU, APLU and ACE cite need for long-term economic growth, call for tax and entitlement reform to address broader budget issues.
Federal Budget | FY16 | Innovation and Competitiveness | Fiscal Policy | Press ReleasesAAU today thanked Senator Durbin for introducing the American Innovation Act, legislation that would help close the nation’s innovation deficit by bolstering funding for several federal research agencies.
Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Fiscal Policy | Press ReleasesOrganizations and institutions expressed concern about the impact of continued cuts, including sequestration, funding shortfalls in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and the threat of additional cuts to offset the debt ceiling, on medical research supported by NIH, and the subsequent negative…
Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Fiscal Policy | Federal Budget | LettersAAU said today that Congress is making good progress on the FY17 appropriations process but the picture is by no means all positive,
Federal Budget | FY17 | Fiscal Policy | Press ReleasesAAU today stated its strong support for the restoration of the year-round Pell Grant for low-income families and additional funding for the NIH contained in the Senate FY17 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.
Student Aid | National Institutes of Health | Department of Education | FY17 | Federal Budget | Press ReleasesA broad coalition of organizations sent a letter to all Members of Congress urging strong support for federal student aid programs.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | Department of Education | Student Aid | FY17 | FY18 | LettersAssociations call on Congress to finalize FY17 appropriations, and not cut critical student aid and research programs.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Student Aid | Department of Education | FY17 | LettersEducation organizations offer their thoughts on the legislation to extend the Perkins Loan program proposed to the Senate.
Student Loans | Student Aid | LettersDo federal tuition grants and subsidized loans help students afford college, or do they simply encourage colleges and universities to raise tuition? Robert Archibald and David Feldman research the answers to these questions.
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Reports