Federal Pell Grants, which have helped generations of low- and moderate-income ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students afford higher education, turned 50 years old on June 23. The Pell Grant program helps more than 4,000 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students annually and nearly 7 million recipients nationwide.