July 28, 2006
Senate Panel Proposes No Change in Pell Award and a Tiny Increase for NIH
The maximum Pell Grant would remain level for the fifth year in a row and the budget of the National Institutes of Health would rise by less than 1 percent under a spending bill for 2007 that a U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee approved by a voice vote last week.
The Republican leaders of the panel said the bill reflected tight constraints on all federal spending.
The Senate measure had some good news for colleges. The bill would restore funds for several education
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