1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023 . 2. Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to provide greater access to higher education for America’s students, to eliminate educational barriers for participation in a public service career by providing an opportunity for potential public servants to obtain an undergraduate education, and to establish an accelerated form of the public service loan forgiveness program for more immediate loan forgiveness for existing public servants holding Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Federal Direct PLUS Loans. I America's College Promise 100. Short title This title may be cited as the America's College Promise Act of 2023 . A State and Indian Tribe grants for community colleges 101. Program authorized Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: J America’s college promise Federal-State partnership 1 State and Indian tribe grants for community colleges 499A. In general From amounts appropriated under section 499G for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible States and Indian tribes to pay the Federal share of expenditures needed to carry out the activities and services described in section 499E. 499B. Federal share; non-Federal share (a) Federal share (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of the Federal share of a grant under this subpart shall be based on a formula, determined by the Secretary, that provides, for each eligible student in the State or Indian tribe, a per-student amount that is equal to 75 percent of— (A) for the 2022–2023 award year, the average resident community college tuition and fees per student in all States for the most recent year for which data are available