June 20, 2008
Pell Grant and NIH Would Get Increases in House Spending Bill for 2009
Washington
The maximum Pell Grant would rise by $169, to $4,900, and the National Institutes of Health, the largest source of funds for academic research, would get a boost of $1.2-billion, or 4 percent, under a spending bill for 2009 approved by a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday.
Most federal student-aid programs would be frozen at this year's levels. Two designated to receive small increases were the TRIO programs for disadvantaged students and Gear Up, which helps
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