Letters and Documents
| Document Title | Description | Document Type | Publication Date | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education Regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s FY 2027 Budget Request | On May 12, 2026, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education to thank the department for requesting $10.5 billion in funding for the Pell Grant and to express concern over the department’s proposed cuts to the other federal student aid programs in its FY 2027 budget request to Congress. | Letter | 2026-05-12 | U.S. Department of Education |
| FY 2027 U.S. Senate TRIO Dear Colleague Letter | A bipartisan group of senators requested robust federal funding for the federal TRIO programs, highlighting their success in assisting over 800,000 low-income, first-generation students with college preparation and graduation every year. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-04-21 | Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| FY 2027 U.S. Senate GEAR UP Dear Colleague Letter | Senators requested continued federal funding for the GEAR UP program, highlighting its success in increasing college enrollment rates among low-income students and its importance in supporting educational opportunity nationwide. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-04-21 | Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| FY 2027 U.S. Senate Campus Aid Dear Colleague Letter | U.S. Senators requested robust fiscal year 2027 funding for federal campus-based student financial aid programs to help low- and middle-income students access and succeed in higher education. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-04-21 | Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| FY 2027 U.S. House Pell Grant Dear Colleague Letter from Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) | A Democratic group of members of Congress requested additional funding for the Pell Grant to double the maximum Pell Grant to $14,790. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-03-27 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) |
| FY 2027 U.S. House TRIO Dear Colleague Letter | A bipartisan group of members of Congress requested robust federal funding for the federal TRIO programs, highlighting their success in assisting over 800,000 low-income, first-generation students with college preparation and graduation every year. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-03-27 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) |
| FY 2027 U.S. House GEAR UP Dear Colleague Letter | Members of Congress requested continued federal funding for the GEAR UP program, highlighting its success in increasing college enrollment rates among low-income students and its importance in supporting educational opportunity nationwide. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-03-27 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) |
| FY 2027 U.S. House Campus Aid Dear Colleague Letter | Members of Congress requested robust fiscal year 2027 funding for federal campus-based student financial aid programs to help low- and middle-income students access and succeed in higher education. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-03-27 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) |
| FY 2027 GOP College Affordability Dear Colleague Letter | Republican members of Congress requested increases to student aid programs, like the Pell Grant, to help low- and middle-income students access and succeed in higher education. | Dear Colleague Letter | 2026-03-26 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) |
| FY 2027 Student Aid Alliance Funding Request to Congress | On March 13, 2026, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate urging Congress to protect the Pell Grant program by fully funding the $17 billion shortfall for FY 2027 while also advocating for the other student aid programs. | Letter | 2026-03-13 | Congress |
| Double Pell Alliance Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding an Inflationary Increase to the Pell Grant | On September 15, 2025, the #DoublePell Alliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate urging investment in our nation’s workforce by preserving the purchasing power of the Pell Grant. | Letter | 2025-09-15 | Congress |
| Letter to Congressional Leadership Expressing Strong Opposition to Cuts in Critical Education Programs | On September 5, 2025, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate on our strong opposition to the cuts contained in the House fiscal year 2026 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies bill. | Letter | 2025-09-05 | Congress |
| Letter to Congressional Appropriators Expressing Opposition to the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request | On June 13, 2025, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the House and Senate committees on appropriations expressing opposition to the FY 2026 president’s budget request. | Letter | 2025-06-13 | Congress |
| Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED | On March 19, 2025, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education urging them to maintain and protect student aid programs. | Letter | 2025-03-19 | Congress |
| Letter to the Biden Administration Requesting Increases in Student Aid Programs | On September 25, 2024, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget, and the White House to ask the administration to provide robust increases for federal student aid in its fiscal year 2026 budget proposal. | Letter | 2024-09-25 | U.S. Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget |
| Letter to Congressional Appropriators Expressing Concern with Proposed FY 2025 Cuts to the Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations Bill | On July 5, 2024, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House Committee on Appropriations expressing deep concerns with the drastic cuts proposed in the FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee funding bill. | Letter | 2024-07-05 | Congress |
| FY 2025 Student Aid Alliance Funding Request to Congress | On April 11, 2024, the Student Aid Alliance (SAA) sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees making SAA’s higher education funding recommendations for FY 2025. | Letter | 2024-04-11 | Congress |
| FY 2024 Student Aid Alliance Funding Request to Congress | On March 31, 2023, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the Appropriations Committees, asking them to continue the tradition of strong bipartisan support for federal student aid. | Letter | 2023-03-31 | Congress |
| Letter to House Appropriators Expressing Concerns Over Proposed Cuts in Labor-H Bill | On July 20, 2023, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House Committee on Appropriations expressing deep concern with proposed cuts to student aid programs in the House Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, and calling on Congress to continue its bipartisan support of federal student aid programs. | Letter | 2023-07-20 | Congress |
| FY 2025 Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Office of Management and Budget on the President’s Budget Requet | On September 29, 2023, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to Education Secretary Cardona and the Office of Management and Budget regarding the FY 2025 president’s budget request. | Letter | 2023-09-29 | U.S. Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget |
| FY 2024 Letter to Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries on Opposing Proposed Cuts in Labor-H Bill | On November 15, 2023, the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) opposing the student aid funding cuts in the FY 2024 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. | Letter | 2023-11-15 | Congress |
