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universities. The board heard a report finding nearly a quarter of undergraduates statewide who are eligible for federal Pell Grants fail to obtain them. "Leaving $24 million in Pell Grants on the table is unacceptable at this time of crisis when students need every dollar of aid available to them," said Paul Dosal, executive director of ENLACE Florida.ENLACE promotes access and success for under represented students. As part of that effort, the group is coordinating an event next month in Gainesville and other locations to help students fill out federal aid forms.The information comes as federal lawmakers look to expand Pell Grants as part of the economic stimulus plan. It also comes as state funding cuts loom, and as another report showed, students face rising textbook costs.College textbook costs jumped about 19 percent from 2003 to 2006 and students now pay about $900 a year for textbooks, the board reported. As part of a new state law, the board moved forward a plan to reduce costs through steps such as encouraging faculty to use Internet textbooks.Continued cuts to higher education provided the backdrop to the meeting. About $290 million in cuts have been made in the past two years statewide and another round of deep cuts is expected in the upcoming legislative session."We are regrettably going to see amputation of programs" at universities, he said.Board chairwoman Sheila McDevitt said the board's first priority was a plan to give universities power to raise tuition to help offset cuts. The plan could be heard early in the session and its sponsors have discouraged any efforts to