拜登高等教育预算亮点:佩尔增加, 联邦学生援助和免费社区大学

The Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget includes proposals to increase funding for the Pell Grant and several other initiatives focused on free community college and expanded federal student aid.

One of the primary focuses of the budget proposal is increasing the Pell Grant by $820 to bring the maximum total award to $8,215. 这将是年度佩尔助学金的第三次增加, which has already increased by $900 over the last three years.

The administration believes Pell Grants are a key component of making college more affordable and have stated their goal of doubling the maximum award by 2029. 

除了增加佩尔助学金的资助，美国政府还增加了助学金.S. Department of 高等教育 (DOE) budget proposal includes several other items, including:

• 未来10年拨款900亿美元更新免费社区大学
• 6.2亿美元用于额外的联邦学生资助
• 5亿美元用于启动免费社区大学项目
• 拨款4.29亿元予资源不足的院校
• $335 million for apprenticeships in certain industries such as construction and clean energy
• $200 million to connect high school students to community colleges and potential employees through dual enrollment, 基于工作的学习和职业建议
• 为学生成功资助项目增加1.65亿美元
• $150 million for mental health programs on college campuses
• $100 million to help community colleges partner with employers to develop training models
• Tuition subsidy of up to $4,500 per year for two years for qualifying students

In total, the Education department would see approximately $10.8 billion more in discretionary funds under the budget proposal, which represents nearly a 14% increase from the current federal budget.

The administration believes these increases will help make quality higher education more affordable and result in an education system that grows the middle class, drives the economy forward and prepares highly-skilled students 对于劳动力来说.

While critics say the increased spending will only add to the mounting federal deficit, the administration believes that the budget’s new proposed set of 税 increases will decrease the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade.

It should be noted that the budget request assumes the student loan forgiveness plan moves forward – an assumption that may prove short-sighted given the uncertainty of the Supreme Court cases surrounding it.

The proposed budget is not approved and will likely face intense scrutiny in the House from both sides.

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