#Double the Pell Grant
Hirono, colleagues introduce bill to double Pell Grant, make college more affordable
On Friday, US Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) helped introduce the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, a bill to nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award over five years, index the maximum award for inflation and make other changes to expand the award for working students and families.