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Federal Pell Grant outlays, FY2027

How much will the federal government spend on Federal Pell Grants during fiscal year 2027?

current forecast · 80% CI$34.5B
$28B$34.5B$43B
history:FY2019: $28.2BFY2021: $26BFY2023: $29.6BFY2025e: $33B

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Key drivers

  • Maximum Pell award
  • Recipient count
  • FAFSA simplification take-up
  • Discretionary and mandatory funding rules

Resolution

source
U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid and budget data
expected
June 30, 2028
rule
Resolves to Federal Pell Grant program outlays or obligations for FY2027, in billions of nominal dollars, using the first official Department of Education Federal Student Aid annual report, budget justification, or Pell Grant program data table that reports fiscal-year spending.
Data point
ed.pell.outlays.fy2027

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