Volume	7
The	Federal	Pell	Grant	Program
Introduction
This	volume	of	the	Federal	Student	Aid	Handbook	provides	information	to	assist	schools	in	determining	student	eligibility
for	and	calculating	the	amount	of	Federal	Pell	Grants.
Significant	Changes	for	2025326
Throughout	Volume	7,	all	dates,	award	years,	and	dollar	values	have	been	updated	to	reflect	the	2025326	processing
year.	Also,	where	appropriate,	links	and	publications	associated	with	FSA9s	Partner	Connect	and	Knowledge	Center	have
been	updated.
Note:	Statutory	citations	are	to	the	
Higher	Education	Act	(HEA)	of	1965,	as	amended.
Chapter	1
We	added	a	reminder	that	schools	must	work	with	any	student	who	indicates	on	the	FAFSA	form	that	their	parent	or
guardian	was	killed	in	the	line	of	duty	to	document	and,	if	determined	eligible,	certify	eligibility	for	a	maximum	Pell	Grant
under	the	Special	Rule.
Chapter	2
In	the	<Calculated	Pell=	section,	we	added	set	of	steps	for	determining	the	calculated	Scheduled	Award	to	clarify	when	a
school	should	and	should	not	round	to	the	nearest	$5.	We	updated	the	examples	to	demonstrate	these	steps.
Chapter	3
We	added	a	section	titled	<Less	Than	Half	Time	Pell	Grant	Cost	of	Attendance=	to	demonstrate	this	concept	and	provide
an	example	of	how	a	Pell	Grant	may	be	limited	by	a	less-than-half-time	COA.
Chapter	4
We	added	a	fourth	example	titled	<Less-than-half-time	Enrollment	and	Pell	Grant	COA=	to	the	<Pell	Formula	1=	section,
which	incorporates	the	concept	of	a	less-than-half-time	Pell	Grant	COA	with	a	less-than-half-time	enrollment	intensity
proration.
There	were	no	substantive	changes	in	Chapters	5-8	or	the	Appendix.
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