Trump's Funding Freeze Halted. What Financial Aid and Student Loan Recipients Should Know
If you depend on federal student loans, Pell grants or another type of federal financial aid to pay for your tuition, you might be worried about the federal funding freeze that was announced and then temporarily halted on Tuesday.
What Trump’s funding freeze could mean for student aid
Will student loans be impacted by Trump order to freeze federal grant and loan disbursements? Here's what we know so far.
Trump federal funding freeze: What pause means for student loans, Pell Grants
A Department of Education spokesperson said Tuesday that student financial aid is still operating under normal conditions
Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze: What Is and Isn’t Affected, From Medicaid to Student Loans
The situation is changing rapidly, but a focus on DEI, foreign aid and other concerns of the new administration provided some hints about what could be paused.
Why is Trump administration pausing federal grants, loans? What to know amid spending freeze in Tennessee
The Trump administration has paused federal grants and loans to review agency programs and determine the best uses of funding for programs consistent with the law and Trump's priorities, Reuters reported. Agencies are required to identify legally mandated actions or assistance programs before completing an analysis.
National funding freeze doesn’t impact federal student loans and Pell Grants
Federal student loans and Pell Grants are unaffected by the Trump administration’s attempted freeze on federal funds Monday. Many posts on social media, including inaccurate information from advocacy groups and Democratic politicians, said that funding would halt such programs.
Judge Halts Trump’s Funding Freeze—Saying Alleged Rescission Was ‘In Name Only’
A judge granted states a temporary restraining order from President Donald Trump’s guidance to pause nearly all federal assistance.
Donald Trump backpedals on federal loans and grants freeze after backlash
The Trump administration has withdrawn a memo that caused significant issues by canceling federal loans and grants—though a spokesperson clarified that this does not mean the decision itself has been reversed.
Federal freeze won’t affect student loans, but preschool may be in peril
The Trump administration’s pause on federal grant programs sent shock waves through schools and colleges Tuesday. A judge ...
Despite chaos over Trump White House’s funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering ...
Does Trump administration’s funding pause apply to federal student loans? What to know
The Trump administration announced a temporary federal funding pause Jan. 27, but a district judge blocked it until Feb. 3.
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What Trump pausing federal grants and loans would mean for you
Leavitt says a White House freeze on federal aid wouldn’t affect ... the more than 40 million Americans with federal student loans and 7 million with federal Pell Grants for low-income students.
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Trump DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze student debt, environment cases
President Donald Trump's Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze a handful of cases, including a challenge to one of former President Biden's student loan bailouts.
Trump's spending freeze circus won't affect your health coverage or student loans — probably
After ordering federal agencies to freeze vast swaths of government spending, the White House partially walked back its move.