The U.S. Department of Education has issued a request for a new information collection to develop a form for States to certify an institution’s eligibility for eligible workforce programs.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or by July 1, 2026.
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025, made statutory changes to Federal Pell Grants that impact regulatory requirements in this information collection.
Section 83002(b) of the OBBB established a new academic program in which eligible students could receive Pell Grants. Programs must meet several criteria to become eligible workforce programs, including certification from their State Governor.
This is a request for a new information collection to develop a form for States to certify an institution’s eligibility for eligible workforce programs.
This would be an optional form which includes the required elements and is being offered for ease of requirements for State reported information.”
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Correction: State Workforce Pell Program Certification
On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published a 30-day comment period notice in the Federal Register with FR DOC# 2026-10917 (91 FR 32396, page 32396-32397) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, “State Workforce Pell Program Certification.” In the abstract section, the notice should be corrected from “[t]his would be an optional form” to “[t]his would be a mandatory form”. The PRA Coordinator, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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