Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act : How the Program Works, Recent Legislative Changes, and Current Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid to higher education.

Education--Statistics.

Education.

Student aid.

Students.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (51 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2446 in the 2012 issue.

Provides overview of the Federal Pell Grant Program authorized by Title IV of P.L. 89-329, the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, to provide Federal grant aid to postsecondary education students, particularly low-income students. Reviews how the program works, and analyzes recent program costs and funding, numbers and characteristics of recipients, and program role in distribution of Federal student aid. Highlights current legislative issues. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act

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