December 21, 2020 |
Several of Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) equity-oriented higher education priorities are included in the FY21 Omnibus spending deal, including her bill, The HBCU Capital Finance Debt Relief Act, which cancels over $1.3 billion in debt held by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
According to Adams office, the bill also includes the largest expansion of the Pell Grant program in a decade, potentially resulting in hundreds of thousands of newly eligible for Pell Grant recipients. The bill will also restore Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated individuals and for students defrauded by their institutions.
Additionally, the bill streamlines the Free Application for Federal student Aid (FAFSA), m…
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