Cardona Opens Emergency Grants to Undocumented and International College Students
Undocumented and international college students will now be eligible to receive pandemic relief grants after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday lifted a controversial ban imposed by his predecessor, Betsy DeVos. The Biden administration will release a
final rule Tuesday revising a Trump-era policy that narrowed student eligibility for emergency grant aid provided through the stimulus packages. Congress has earmarked $35 billion in emergency aid since last spring for students facing housing, employment and food insecurities, but left it to the Education Department to flesh out the terms. The Education Department
said the final rule better reflects the intent of Congress and makes clear that emergency aid can support all students who are or were enrolled in college during the pandemic. The rule applies to all three rounds of stimulus funding, according to the department. [Vanderbilt University is receiving $14.6M from this distribution.] (
The Washington Post - May 11, 2021)
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