HOUSE and SENATE

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are in recess and will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, April 26 and Monday, April 25, respectively.

ADMINISTRATION

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on “Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension ends.”

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released its “Equity Action Plan.”

ED extended the deadline to April 18 for comment on its proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria for Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (SE Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants).

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, during an interview on the podcast Pod Save America stated, when referring to the current student loan payment pause, said that the current pause would either be extended past August 31, or the Administration is “going to make a decision about cancelling student debt.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Penn Hill Group provides a list of grant opportunities and summaries for select grants. Please visit our website for more information.