WPBS - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:09:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 US Department of Education announces grant program to boost FAFSA completion /article/us-department-of-education-announces-grant-program-to-boost-fafsa-completion/ Wed, 08 May 2024 11:38:02 +0000 /?p=162428 Federal education officials said the new funding will help school districts, nonprofits and other groups put on FAFSA submission clinics and make advisors available outside of regular school hours.

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]]> The U.S. Department of Education announced a multimillion-dollar grant program on Monday to help students apply for federal financial aid.

It comes after the rollout of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, caused delays throughout this year’s college admissions process.

The changes were meant to make it easier to fill out and expand access to Pell Grants, which don’t need to be repaid. But the launch of the new form was plagued with delays and problems, like failing to adjust family income for inflation. Instead of opening on the usual Oct. 1, it had a soft launch at the end of December.

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