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HEHS-94-224R 1 (1994-08-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackqc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: y0.2 39 GAOUnited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 HealS, Education and Human Services Division B -257466 August 5, 1994 The Honorable Harris Wofford United States Senate Dear Senator Wofford: The Congress has been considering legislation, as part of a crime reduction package, that would prohibit prison inmates from receiving federal funding for education, such as Pell grants. You requested that we (1) identify the number of inmates receiving Pell grants, (2) describe the effect on grants for other needy students, and (3) measure the impact of education on recidivism, or relapse into criminal behavior. As agreed with your staff, this letter conveys the information you requested. Backaround At $6 billion in 1993-94, the Pell grant program is the largest federal program providing grants to help students from low-income families finance their undergraduate postsecondary education. First authorized in 1972, the grants are fully funded by the federal government. They are awarded on the basis of need, as determined by the difference between the student's financial resources and the cost to him or her to attend school, including tuition and fees, room and board, books, supplies, transportation, miscellaneous expenses, and, in some cases, child or dependent care and disability-related expenses. The maximum award appropriated for award year 1993-94 was $2,300.' In addition to demonstrating need, students must be enrolled in an undergraduate course of study, and must meet numerous other eligibility requirements, including (1) a htgh school degree, (2) a recognized equivalent, or (3) have an ability to benefit from the education. The Higher 'An award year is a 12 month period of time from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next. Award year 1993-94 is the period July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994. GAO/HEHS-94-224R Pell Grants for Prison Inmates

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