University of Alaska Southeast's federal Pell Grant award reaches about $1.47 million

The University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau has been awarded about $1.47 million from the U.S. Department of Education in federal Pell Grants, need-based aid the university passes on to eligible undergraduates to help pay for school. The federal award record lists the money under the Federal Pell Grant Program, whose stated purpose is to help undergraduates who have demonstrated financial need meet educational expenses. Students do not repay Pell Grants.

The award was signed Aug. 18, 2025, with $428,094 at the start, and has been adjusted dozens of times since, most recently on Sept. 18. The record shows a total of $1,471,854. It runs through Aug. 31, 2031. A separate award for the next school year shows $520,292 so far.

The record does not say how many students the money reached. UAS runs campuses in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. The record does not say which campuses the money served.