Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative Institutions
In 2015, the Obama Administration selected 67 colleges to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (SCP), a pilot program managed by the U.S. Department of Education which provides Pell Grants to incarcerated students in state and federal prisons. Since these programs launched in 2016, SCP has been expanded twice in 2020 under the Trump Administration and 2022 under the Biden Administration. Today, roughly 200 colleges in 48 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico participate in SCP.
Refer to the links below for lists of colleges participating in the 2016, 2020, and 2022 SCP cohorts. A complete list of all 200 participating colleges is also available.
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