Presidential Document2022-13785
50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program
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June 27, 2022
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June 22, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 37977-37978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13785]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 122 / Monday, June 27, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10419 of June 22, 2022
50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant
Program
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For 50 years, the Federal Pell Grant program has been
the cornerstone of our Nation's efforts to create a
financial pathway for tens of millions of low- and
middle-income students to attend college. Established
by the Congress in 1972 and named after former United
States Senator from Rhode Island Claiborne Pell, a
champion of higher education with whom I served in the
United States Senate, Pell Grants are awarded to
students based exclusively on their financial need.
Since the program's creation, Pell Grants have helped
more than 80 million students attend college and pursue
their dreams.
Today, Pell Grants form the foundation of many
students' financial assistance packages--especially for
students of color. As the single largest source of
grants for postsecondary education, Pell Grants were
awarded to more than one-third of undergraduate
students last academic year.
My Administration is committed to ensuring that higher
education is equitable, accessible, and affordable for
every student across the country. That is why, earlier
this year, I signed a bill that includes the largest
Pell Grant increase in over a decade. My Fiscal Year
2023 Budget calls for another historic increase in Pell
Grants for academic year 2023-2024 and would double the
maximum Pell Grants provided by 2029. Together, these
investments will make it possible for more students
from all backgrounds to pursue a postsecondary
education that prepares them for quality employment and
helps our Nation compete in the 21st century.
My Administration has also significantly expanded the
Second Chance Pell Initiative, which enables students
who are incarcerated to receive this critical grant aid
so they can participate in postsecondary education
programs, supporting their success and helping them
make greater contributions to society upon their
release. First established in 2015 by the Obama-Biden
Administration, the Initiative has expanded under my
Administration to 73 additional schools, providing
access to education to thousands of additional
students, reducing recidivism rates, and improving
public safety. This will help the Department of
Education prepare for the full expansion of Pell Grant
eligibility to incarcerated students in July 2023.
On this 50th anniversary, our Nation pays tribute to
the importance of Federal Pell Grants and the
opportunities they afford millions of students across
our Nation. Today, let us recommit to expanding access
to quality education so that all of our citizens are
empowered to achieve their professional goals and
contribute to the success and prosperity of America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 23, 2022,
as the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant
Program. I call upon all Americans to observe this
milestone and to recognize the significant contribution
Pell Grants have made to strengthen our Nation's
prosperity by making a college education more available
to all of our children.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-second day of June, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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