1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs to Compete Act . 2. Workforce pell grants Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ), as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Workforce pell grants program (1) In general For award year 2025–2026 and each succeeding award year, the Secretary shall award grants (referred to as a Workforce Pell Grants ) to eligible students under paragraph (2) in accordance with this subsection. (2) Eligible students To be eligible to receive a Workforce Pell Grant under this subsection for any period of enrollment, a student shall meet the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant under this section, except that the student— (A) notwithstanding the eligibility requirements with respect to the program of study, shall be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in an eligible workforce program described in section 481(b)(3), offered by an eligible institution of higher education (as defined in section 481(b)(3)(F))