Federal Budget and Tax Policy

President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposes critical investments in college affordability and completion to help millions of students realize the benefits of a college degree.

President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request, released today, proposes critical new investments in college affordability and completion. By investing in a significant increase to the Pell Grant—as well as evidence-based retention and completion strategies—and supporting HBCUs, TCCUs, MSIs, and community colleges, this budget would help millions of students ...

TICAS Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act

Coalition letter from 75 organizations urging Congress to preserve critical investments in college affordability and college completion in the final Build Back Better package.

Brief outlines how the federal government can act preemptively to “recession-proof” public higher education by harnessing its unique deficit-spending powers to smooth the volatility of state budgets and break the harmful cycle of state cuts. 

"President Biden’s American Families Plan (AFP) takes a comprehensive approach to making college more affordable by creating a new federal-state funding partnership, boosting Pell Grant funding, and making significant investments in student success. The plan is a clear recognition that new investments in higher education are fundamental to advancing an equitable recovery......