Protect Federal Funding for Pell and TRIO

With the Trump Administration calling for significant cuts to federal student aid programs and the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs, our federal lawmakers must hear from you TODAY. Using the form below, you can send messages directly to your elected officials asking them to protect student aid and TRIO funding and ensure that our students have access to the resources they need.

The current legislation calls for:

  • Eliminating federal TRIO programs, which have helped millions of low-income, first-generation students
  • Decreasing funding for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program by 50%
  • Decreasing funding for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program by 50%
  • Flat-funding the maximum Pell Grant for the 2025-26 award year
  • Decreasing funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid to $1.5 billion (a 26% cut)
  • An overall reduction of 13% in funding for the Department of Education (ED)

As Congress considers FY 2025 appropriations, your representative must hear from you about how these cuts will impact our students.