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Is the TEACH grant going away under DOE restructuring
Executive summary
There is no evidence in the provided reporting that the TEACH Grant itself is being eliminated; federal materials and campus guides describe the program, eligibility, and ongoing award rules, and the Department of Education has issued operational guidance for 2024–25 and 2025–26 (e.g., award amounts up to $4,000, service obligations) [1] [2] [3]. Some federal-level administrative functions for student aid and TEACH servicing have been restructured — including moving day-to-day TEACH form submission and servicing to ED-run systems and vendors — but that reporting describes administrative shifts, not a program termination [4] [5].
1. What the official handbooks and federal pages say: TEACH Grant remains an active program
The Federal Student Aid Handbook and the Department of Education’s program pages continue to describe TEACH Grant eligibility, counseling, the Agreement to Serve, service obligations, and award mechanics for recent award years, indicating the program is active and operational [1] [3] [2]. Institutional financial-aid pages and guides used by students reiterate annual eligibility rules and the conversion-to-loan penalty for failing to meet service obligations [6] [7].
2. Operational restructuring has changed who does program administration, not the statute
Congressional Research Service and related summaries document a restructuring of student loan servicing that transferred many former servicer tasks to Department-run functions and Business Process Operations vendors; under that shift borrowers submit TEACH forms on StudentAid.gov and ED-managed processes handle certification and form processing [4]. That is administrative reorganization of servicing and paperwork, not a repeal or statutory abolishment of the TEACH Grant program in the cited materials [4].
3. Recent media reporting describes broader DOE reorganization — with mixed effects on program oversight
Politico’s reporting on the 2025 plan to move Education Department responsibilities to other agencies says some education programs and Title II functions would be shifted to Labor and other departments; that story does not explicitly say TEACH Grants will be ended, but it notes Title II programs and teacher-training grants may be administered elsewhere [5]. The article and government handbooks together show competing dynamics: operational moves and interagency transfers versus continued policy and program documentation [5] [1].
4. Practical implications for TEACH recipients and applicants today
Students and institutions should assume TEACH Grant rules and service obligations remain in effect and follow current counseling and paperwork requirements (Agreement to Serve, annual counseling, certification) because Federal Student Aid materials and campus offices list active processes and annual deadlines [3] [8] [6]. For example, award-year submission deadlines and COD reporting instructions continue to apply to TEACH disbursements [8].
5. Uncertainties and gaps in available reporting
Available sources do not mention an explicit statutory repeal or cancellation of TEACH Grants; they document administrative restructuring, guidance updates, and continued program materials [4] [1]. The Politico piece reports a large-scale plan to “shutter” the department by reallocating functions — that could change program administration in ways not fully described in the sources, but the reports provided do not show TEACH being terminated [5]. If policy proposals or legislation to eliminate TEACH are enacted, they are not reflected in the current documents provided here.
6. How to protect your position and where to watch for changes
If you hold or plan to apply for a TEACH Grant, keep copies of your Agreement to Serve and counseling records, follow StudentAid.gov guidance for submitting certification, and monitor Federal Student Aid and your institution’s financial aid office for any new notices because servicing and form-submission processes changed in 2024–25 and remain the operational channel [4] [3] [6]. Watch Department of Education rulemaking, Federal Register notices (e.g., award-year deadlines), and reputable coverage of any legislative moves to transfer or change program authority for definitive updates [8] [5].
Bottom line: the materials you provided show TEACH Grant rules, deadlines, and administrative changes in recent years rather than an elimination of the grant; reporting about a broader DOE restructuring signals possible future administrative shifts but does not, in these sources, document the TEACH Grant being terminated [1] [4] [5].