President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal would cut or eliminate multiple federal postsecondary programs, including major funding streams for minority-serving institutions and student aid that supports low-income undergraduates. The plan would reduce discretionary Education Department funding to $76.5 billion and target higher education programs with $2.7 billion in losses, according to the budget document. The proposal would also eliminate TRIO and Gear Up funding, which help disadvantaged students prepare for and persist in college, and would end $910 million for Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants. Federal Work-Study would be slashed to $123 million—a 90% reduction—shifting the affordability picture for students who rely on campus-based part-time work. Higher-ed compliance and civil-rights enforcement would also face cuts, including a 35% reduction for the Office for Civil Rights and a 67% reduction for the Institute of Education Sciences’ data and research functions. The budget simultaneously calls for large increases to defense spending, setting up a major appropriations clash in Congress.