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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“The Federal Funding Pause Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/trump-federal-freeze-grants-student-loans.html

[quote]The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling for a broad pause on federal spending did not apply to federal student loans or Pell grants. That money will continue to flow, the statement said.

“The temporary pause does not impact assistance received directly by individuals,” said Madison Biedermann, who, according to the department, is currently delegated to perform spokesperson duties. This assistance includes funds like federal direct student loans and Pell grants that the department provides to “individual students,” her statement said.

Part of the confusion, which included many alarmed posts on social media, sprung from the “received directly” portion of the Office of Management and Budget memo. Grants and loans for education can be sent to the school, so students may never receive the money directly.

In a follow-up statement, the department confirmed that no Pell grants or loans would be paused or delayed because of the order. Funding for the federal work-study program, which helps pay for campus jobs, will continue to flow, too.[/quote][/quote]

Trump has promised to close the department of Education. 
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Pell and student loans existed before there ever was a Department of Education. These programs originate in other statutes. They cannot go away without an act of Congress. If the Department of Education goes away, these programs will be administered by another department, as in the past.[/quote]

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