Aug 23, 2017 ... Mission & History .... Most States Increased Higher Education Funding Over Last  School Year, but ... Many states chose to close their budget deficits through  sizeable .... State financial aid is primarily need-based, though merit-based aid ....  Research finds that higher student debt levels are associated with ...
Apr 12, 2017 ... The budget also makes critical investments in Florida's state ... The Senate  budget reflects our commitment to elevate that ... increases in both need and  merit-based student financial aid. Merit-based aid is increased by 79 percent,  including restoring the highest level of the Bright Futures Scholarship.
Jun 11, 2015 ... Historically, states have provided a far greater amount of assistance to  postsecondary ... Although their funding streams for higher education are now ...  The federal government mainly provides financial assistance to individual ...  Though only about 2 percent of the total federal budget, higher education ...
Jun 15, 2017 ... "Today, our long-standing commitment to ensuring that qualified ... the total  budget for need-based undergraduate financial aid to $176.7 million in the  coming year. ... The university also provides need-based financial aid to out-of- state ... by 2.9 percent to $14,826 for the most common lower-division rate.
The Obama administration is committed to restoring our world leadership in ... But  unfortunately, for millions of other students, our higher education system isn't ...  Even as a college degree or other postsecondary credential or certificate has ....  the stamp of approval that colleges need before accessing federal financial aid.
Our last budget committed the highest level of need-based financial aid in state history.