Under the new aid formula, an additional 2.1 million students should be eligible for the maximum Pell Grant, according to the Department of Education.
"The goal of FAFSA simplification was to increase the number of lower-income students applying.
The new FAFSA was meant to improve college accessIn ordinary years, high school graduates miss out on billions in federal grants because they don't fill out the FAFSA.
In New York alone, students left $226 million in Pell grants on the table in 2023.
Jacobson is sponsoring a bill requiring high school seniors to complete the FAFSA.
Persons:
Pell Grant, Kantrowitz, Jonathan Jacobson, Jacobson
Organizations:
Department of Education, York, Universal, National College, Research
Locations:
New York, Pell, Louisiana