The Higher Education Opportunity Act expanded Pell Grant funding for eligible students to receive up to two scheduled Pell Grant awards during a single award year. NELA^® offers information about eligibility requirements, implementation procedures and other common issues related to two Pell Grants in an award year.

The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, eliminates the option to award up to two Pell Grants during a single award year.

Elimination of 'Year-Round Pell'

• Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act.
• Dear Colleague Letter P-11-02 from the U.S. Department of Education April 27, 2011 — Guidance about changes to the Pell Grant award process.

Two Pell Grants in One Award Year

• Higher Education Opportunity Act, Section 401, Federal Pell Grants.
• Year-round Pell Grant eligibility chart.
• Recording of a March 2010 webcast on year-round Pell Grants, from the Department of Education.
• Dear Colleague Letter GEN-10-14, with guidance on implementing year-round Pell Grants.
• Two Pell Grants in One Award Year - The Basics webcast recording from USA Funds University's 2010 spring workshops.
• Year-round Pell Grant from USA Funds University spring 2010 workshops manual.
• Year-round Pell Grant presentation from USA Funds University spring 2010 workshops.

Other Information

• 2011-2012 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules.
• 2010-2011 Federal Student Aid Handbook:
• Volume 3 — Calculating Awards and Packaging.
• Chapter 3 — Calculating Pell and Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant Awards.
• Pell Grant regulations.