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Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
As of August 1, 2020, the federal fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes two major legislative packages: …
New Support for Students Who Receive Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
A Spanish-Language PDF is also available here. From now until Sept. 18, families of school children who receive …
Fast Facts on HOPE – 2020
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants …
Fast Facts on Student Access Loans
Student Access Loans (SAL), or Low-Interest Loans, are student loans funded by lottery dollars. The program …
Georgia Can’t Afford Another Lost Decade: Options to Increase State Revenues to Close Budget Shortfalls
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia is facing an economic and fiscal crisis that threatens the …
Federal Relief Not Enough to Meet College Students’ Financial Needs
Since publication of this blog post, the federal Department of Education allocated a second pot of relief dollars …
TANF Funding and COVID-19: A Critical Opportunity
Gap Between Black and white children The COVID-19 pandemic will have an outsized impact on Black Georgians, …
COVID-19 Update: State and Federal Unemployment Insurance Changes in Georgia
Unemployment insurance (UI) provides compensation to workers recently laid off due to no fault of their own. Georgia …
Georgia Seeks New Medicaid Changes in Response to COVID-19
On March 28, 2020, the Georgia Department of Community Health submitted four plans to the federal government …
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Eligibility for Georgia Unemployment Insurance
With thousands of Georgians across the state being laid off from their jobs, unemployment insurance (UI) is one …
Telling the Unvarnished Truth About Georgia
As we close out Black History Month, I reflect on our commitment this month and every month to …
Unused Lottery Funds Available to Support More Affordable Access to College
Since FY 2011, lawmakers have appropriated an average of $60 million more every year for HOPE Scholarships and …
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