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Proc 10419ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10419

50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program

This proclamation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant program, celebrating its role in helping over 80 million low- and middle-income students attend college. It highlights recent and proposed expansions, including the largest Pell Grant increase in over a decade and the expansion of Second Chance Pell for incarcerated students, but does not establish any new policy mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 37977

Impact dates

  1. Proposed doubling of maximum Pell Grants (referenced FY2023 Budget proposal, not mandated)

  2. Full expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students (referenced, not mandated by this proclamation)

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of June 23, 2022 as commemorative day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Full expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students by July 2023 (referenced as already in progress)
  • Proposed doubling of maximum Pell Grants by 2029

Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation is purely commemorative with no binding policy directives; budget proposals mentioned require congressional action
  • Reference to July 2023 expansion appears to describe existing scheduled policy, not a new deadline set by this document
Proclamation 10419: 50th Anniversary of the Federal Pell Grant Program · Executive Orders