TEACH Improvement Act of 2026

This bill rewrites the federal TEACH Grant program, which gives college and graduate students money for teacher training in exchange for a promise to teach. Grants would be $4,000 per year for the first two years and $5,000 per year after that, with lifetime 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 in a qualifying school and high-need field, or the grant becomes a loan. Colleges where 40 or 50 percent or more of graduates had grants turned into loans would face limits on offering the grants. The bill also lets recipients ask for reconsideration of loan conversions, requires yearly reminders and public lists of qualifying schools and fields, and takes effect July 1, 2026.

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Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors