Education Department outlines potential Workforce Pell regulations
Natalie Schwartz
December 5, 2025
A draft of regulatory language shares how programs as short as eight weeks could begin qualifying and remain eligible for Pell Grants.
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a draft proposal of regulatory language that outlines how short-term programs could become — and remain — eligible for the newly created Workforce Pell Grants.
The Workforce Pell program will allow students in programs as short as eight weeks to receive Pell Grants. It was created as part of the massive spending and tax package that Republicans passed this summer and takes effect in July 2026.
The Education Department released the draft proposal ahead of negotiations next week to hash out the regulatory language governing how the program will operate.
