Members of Congress have reached agreement on a spending bill for the 2016 fiscal year that would increase funds for the National Institutes of Health by $2 billion and raise the maximum Pell Grant by $140, to $5,915.
Most other research and education programs would see current spending levels maintained or get slight increases. The National Science Foundation would receive an additional $119 million, while the TRIO and Gear Up college-preparatory programs would obtain $60 million and $21 million more, respectively.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/spending-deal-would-increase-nih-funds-and-maximum-pell-grant/107471
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