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Washington,
D.C.
–
This
week,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
and
Rep.
Mark
Walker
(R-NC)
reached
out
to
the
Senate
and
House
Appropriations
Committees
to
ask
for
their
support
in
maintaining
the
federal
Pell
Grant
program,
and
to
help
establish
year-round
access
to
Pell
Grants.
In
a
letter,
Scott
and
Walker
wrote,
“The
Pell
Grant
is
a
vital
resource
for
expanding
access
and
affordability
to
higher
education
for
some
of
America’s
most
vulnerable
and
non-traditional
students.
In
AY2013-2014,
roughly
83%
of
Pell
Grant
recipients
came
from
a
household
earning
$30,000
or
less
annually….
Access
to
Pell
Grants
is
particularly
important
to
students
attending
Historically
Black
Colleges
(HBCUs)
and
other
Minority
Serving
Institutions
(MSI’s).
Around
70%
of
students
attending
an
HBCU
in
2017
will
do
so
using
a
Pell
Grant…”
To
read
the
full
letter,
click
here.
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