The Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 (S. 383) was reintroduced in the Senate by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Susan Collins (R-ME). This bipartisan legislation would expand federal Pell Grant eligibility to high-quality, short-term job training programs, which has been a top priority of the CTE community for many years. ACTE has once again endorsed this bipartisan bill.
Currently, Pell Grants are not available to postsecondary CTE students in short-term certificate programs less than 600 clock hours (approximately 16 semester hours) over 15 weeks. As a result, many students across the country do not have access to high-quality, short-term CTE programs. These programs can provide the education and skills necessary for in-demand careers and culminate in meaningful credentials that are proven to increase lifetime earning potential and employment opportunities.
ACTION NEEDED: CLICK HERE to ask your Senators to support the extension of Pell Grant eligibility to high-quality, short-term CTE programs by co-sponsoring the JOBS Act.
Help hold the Senate accountable for supporting CTE students, educators and institutions by advocating for short-term Pell expansion. If you have a specific contact in your Senator’s office, we encourage you to reach out to them directly! Let them know that to cosponsor the JOBS Act, they can contact Rebecca Howard ([email protected]) in Senator Kaine’s office.
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