This information is provided as a guide and is subject to change without notice to comply with federal, state, and institutional policies.

The Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA) created two new grant programs for full-time students who are at degree-granting institutions, are U.S. citizens, and are eligible for the Federal PELL Grant.

The ACG is one of the two new grant programs and became available for the first time for the 2006-07 school year for first-year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006, and for second-year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005. This grant is in addition to the student's Federal PELL Grant.