Published June 30, 2026 · Category: News

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Congress has opened up federal Pell grants to help pay for short-term workforce training, but many programs are struggling to meet the requirements.

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 11 states have created roadmaps for colleges to apply.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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