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Any tables, figures, and boxes appear at the end of this document;  \nclick the hyperlinked references in the text to view them.  \nSummary  \nThe Federal Pell Grant Program was created to improve the access of low-income students to postsecondary education. Grant recipients enroll at a variety of educational institutions, including four-year colleges and universities, for-profit schools, two-year community colleges, and institutions that specialize in occupational training. Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and academic course load, and the maximum grant a student can receive for the 2013–2014 award year is $5,645 . During the mostrecent award year for which data are available (July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012), the program provided $33.6 billion in grants to some 9.4 million students at U.S. educational institutions .  \nThe cost of the program has risen dramatically in recent years. From 2006–2007 to 2010–2011, real (inflation-adjusted) spending on Pell grants increased  \nby 158 percent. That change resulted from an 80 percent rise in the number of recipients and a 43 percent real increase in the amount of the average grant during those four years (see Figure 1) . Spending for the program declined in 2011–2012 because of a reduction in the amount of the average grant.  \nWhy Did the Program’s Costs Increase So Much?  \nThe large increase in the number of grant recipients was the most significant  \ncontributor to the program’s rising costs. The expansion had its roots in several factors:  \nNotes: This report presents spending on the Federal Pell Grant Program by the program’s award years, which run from July 1 to June 30.  \nUnless otherwise indicated, figures for government spending that are expressed as constant 2012 dollars were converted from nominal amounts using the price index for personal consumption expenditures, which is calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  \nNumbers in the text and tables may not add up to totals because of rounding.  \n􀂄 Changes in the economy,  \n􀂄 Changes in the way postsecondary education is provided, and  \n􀂄 Choices made by policymakers to expand the program.  \nThe recession of 2007–2009 and the subsequent slow recovery drew more students into the recipient pool. Eligibility increased as adult students and the families of dependent students experienced losses in income and assets; enrollment of eligible students also rose as people who had lost jobs sought to acquire new skills and people who would have entered the workforce enrolled in school because they could not find employment. The expansion of online education, particularly at for-profit institutions, attracted still more students, many of whom were eligible for Pell grants. Rising tuition has put more pressure on family finances and made applying for the program more attractive. Legislated policy changes, including larger grants, simpler applications, expanded eligibility, and the increased availability of federal aid for online study, provided more grants to students who would have enrolled even without the changes and encouraged others to enroll and submit grant applications.  \nGrowth in the amount of the average Pell grant also contributed to rising program costs; that average rose by more than 50 percent (in nominal terms) between the 2006–2007 and 2010–2011 award years (and then declined in 2011–2012) .  \nLegislated changes to the program played a significant role in those developments. First, lawmakers raised the maximum grant each year from 2006–2007 to 2010– 2011, thereby increasing the size of almost all grants. The maximum grant rose from $4,050 to $5,550 over that period (and then remained unchanged for 2011–2012) . 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Changes reflected economic conditions, education delivery shifts, and policy decisions.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of policy changes does the report consider?\",\"answer\":\"It groups options into reducing recipient numbers, reducing grant amounts, increasing grant amounts, and simplifying eligibility criteria and the grant application process.\"}]","The Federal Pell Grant Program - Recent Growth and Policy Options | PDF",1792047275,111]