TEACH Improvement Act of 2026

This bill rewrites the federal TEACH Grant program, which gives college and graduate students grants in exchange for agreeing to teach in high-need fields at qualifying schools. It sets grant amounts of $4,000 to $5,000 per year, with caps of $18,000 for undergraduate or post-baccalaureate study and $10,000 for graduate study. Recipients must teach full time for at least 4 years within 8 years, or the grant is converted to a loan that does not accrue interest until conversion. Colleges where 40 percent or more of graduates had grants converted to loans would face restrictions, and those at 50 percent or more would lose eligibility to offer new grants for 3 years. The bill also lets recipients ask for reconsideration of loan conversions, requires yearly notices and public lists of qualifying schools and fields, and requires reports to Congress.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Ashley Hinson Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors