Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

ADMINISTRATION

ED finalized its new income-driven repayment plan called the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.

SUPREME COURT

Louisiana District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty restricted the Department of Health and Human Services, along with other Federal government offices, from talking to social media companies for “the purpose of urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant Program: Early-Phase Grant Summary
Application Deadline: August 1, 2023

Penn Hill Group provides a list of grant opportunities and summaries for select grants. Please visit our website for more information.

Education News Headlines
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WVU will review about half of its academic programs amid budget crunch. Some will be discontinued. [Higher Ed Dive]

Student loans: Looming payments put spotlight on ‘real danger’ for borrowers [The Hill]

Op-Ed: Why Your College Should Join the Intellectual-Disability Movement [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

After Supreme Court Ruling, Can the Essay Get You In? [Inside Higher Ed]

Op-Ed: How federal workforce programs can leave some students without credentials [Higher Ed Dive]

Op-Ed: Education as Privilege Laundering [Inside Higher Ed]

Wisconsin governor vetoes plan to combine university system campus, technical college [Higher Ed Dive]

Op-Ed: Should Colleges End Legacy Admissions? [The New York Times]

Challenges compound for U.S. branch campuses in China [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor:

House Majority Leader

Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of July 10, 2023

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Chair Owens to Tackle Foreign Influence on College Campuses

Press Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Health Care Package

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Schumer Dear Colleague on Upcoming Work Period

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

July 12: Executive Session: Nominations

Nominees: Gwynne Wilcox; Loren Sweatt

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: Remarks by Vice President Harris in Roundtable Discussion on the Americans with Disabilities Act

ED Comment Request: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Full-Scale Study-Institution Contacting and List Collection

ED Blog Post: Finding Community | Mental Health for LGBTQI+ Students in Rural America

HHS Press Release: New HHS Initiative Aims to Strengthen Nation’s Health Workforce

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.4481 — To authorize grants to establish a national education protection and advocacy program to enforce the rights and protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: DeSaulnier, Mark [Rep.-D-CA-10] (Introduced 07/06/2023)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 07/06/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.R.4565 — To amend the weights used to determine amounts for targeted grants and education finance incentive grants for local educational agencies under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Sponsor: Thompson, Glenn [Rep.-R-PA-15] (Introduced 07/11/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 07/11/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Notice: Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Program. Applications due on or before July 17, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Public Hearing. Comments due on or before July 20, 2023.

LD Comment Request: Student Safety Assessment of Job Corps Centers Comments are due on or before July 26, 2023.

ED Grant: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (State Grants). Applications due on or before July 31, 2023.

ED Notice: Applications for New Awards; National Center on School Infrastructure. Comments due on or before August 7, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations. Comments due on or before August 21.

ED Comment Request: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Final Performance Report. Comments due on or before September 8, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Loan Discharge Applications (DL/FFEL/Perkins). Comments due on or before September 8, 2023.