Trump's Funding Freeze Halted. What Financial Aid and Student Loan Recipients Should Know
If you depend on federal student loans, Pell grants or another type of federal financial aid to pay for your tuition, you might be worried about the federal funding freeze that was announced and then temporarily halted on Tuesday.
Federal freeze won’t affect student loans, but preschool may be in peril
The Trump administration’s pause on federal grant programs sent shock waves through schools and colleges Tuesday. A judge temporarily blocked the action.
Despite chaos over Trump White House’s funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid.
Does Trump administration’s funding pause apply to federal student loans? What to know
The Trump administration announced a temporary federal funding pause Jan. 27, but a district judge blocked it until Feb. 3.
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The Trump administration has paused federal grants and loans to review agency programs and determine the best uses of funding for programs consistent with the law and Trump's priorities, Reuters reported. Agencies are required to identify legally mandated actions or assistance programs before completing an analysis.
National funding freeze doesn’t impact federal student loans and Pell Grants
Federal student loans and Pell Grants are unaffected by the Trump administration’s attempted freeze on federal funds Monday. Many posts on social media, including inaccurate information from advocacy groups and Democratic politicians, said that funding would halt such programs.
Student Loans Still Available After White House’s Temporary Funding Pause
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday rescinded the memo freezing spending.
Federal student loans, Pell Grants not tied up in funding pause, but will be reviewed
The Education Department said Tuesday that federal student loans and Pell Grants won't stop flowing to students amid a broader federal funding pause.
White House Freezes Federal Grants. Education Dept. Confirms Student Loans, Pell Grants Safe.
The White House paused certain federal grants and loans to review alignment with Trump administration priorities. However, the Department of Education clarified that the freeze will not impact student loans,
Could Trump’s freeze on federal loans and grants impact my student aid?
Could Trump’s freeze on federal loans and grants impact my student aid? - The Department of Education said that discretionary grants will be the ‘only’ program impacted by the pause. A judge has temporarily halted Trump’s action,
What Trump’s funding freeze could mean for student aid
Will student loans be impacted by Trump order to freeze federal grant and loan disbursements? Here's what we know so far.
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What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
The federal funding freeze does not apply to student loans and Pell grants, according to the Department of Education. The funding pause "only applies to discretionary grants at the Department of ...
Trump's spending freeze circus won't affect your health coverage or student loans — probably
After ordering federal agencies to freeze vast swaths of government spending, the White House partially walked back its move.