Budget and Appropriations

AACC’s Office of Government Relations (OGR) advocates for robust increases to key community college programs as part of the annual budget and appropriations process. These include the Pell Grant program, campus-based aid programs, institutional aid programs, and key workforce development programs.

Washington Watch: Senate funding bill includes some increases for higher ed Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut … Full article.  Washington Watch: Budget & Appropriations

Community College Legislative Priorities, September 2024 Community College Legislative Priorities, April 2024

FY24 Double Pell Coalition Letter Student Aid Alliance Urges Congress to Continue Supporting Student Aid Programs, Double Pell Grants Letter to Congress on Doubling the Pell Grant

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