[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR690.1] [Page 896] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 690_FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A_Scope, Purpose and General Definitions Sec. 690.1 Scope and purpose. Source: 50 FR 10717, Mar. 15, 1985, unless otherwise noted. The Federal Pell Grant Program awards grants to help financially needy students meet the cost of their postsecondary education. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a) [50 FR 10717, Mar. 15, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 54730, Nov. 1, 1994]