Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 19, 2026. Document 2026-10013. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.
- What it does
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) amends the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions, and the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs). The final regulations implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. In the NPRM, we referenced the WFTCA as the "One Big Beautiful Bill"; however, for clarity and consistency in this final rule, we will instead use WFTCA. The WFTCA made numerous changes to the HEA, including changes to student eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant Program and the establishment of Workforce Pell Grants for students who enroll in a new type of eligible program called an "eligible workforce program," intended to be a high-quality, performance-based, short-term program that supports America's workforce needs.
The Education Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
3 parts of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
34 CFR 600, 34 CFR 668, 34 CFR 690
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Education Department has published 16 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 13 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1840-AD99 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective July 20, 2026, except for amendatory instructions 10 and 13, which are effective May 19, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-10013 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Education Department |
| Published | May 19, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 20, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1840-AD99 |
| Docket | ED-2026-OPE-0133 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register