Number: RL31668
Title: Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization
Authors: Charmaine Mercer, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report reviews how the program works and provides analysis of program funding, recipients (numbers and characteristics), and the role being played by the program in the distribution of federal student aid. It concludes with an examination of several Pell-related issues that may be considered by the Congress in the HEA reauthorization process.
Pages: 27
Date: January 30, 2008