CFDA#
84.042A
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Summary
The purpose of the SSS Program is to increase the number of disadvantaged, low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level. The support services that are provided should increase the retention and graduation rates for these categories of students and facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges and universities. The support services should also foster an institutional climate that supports the success of students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are historically underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, and other disconnected students. Student support services should also improve the financial and economic literacy of students.
All SSS projects must provide:
- academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects;
- advice and assistance in postsecondary course selection, assist students with information on both the full range of student financial aid programs, benefits and resources for locating public and private scholarships;
- assistance in completing financial aid applications;
- education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy and assist students in applying for admission to graduate and professional programs;
- and assist students enrolled in two-year institutions and applying for admission to, and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in four-year programs.
The SSS projects may also provide:
- individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic information, activities, and instruction designed to acquaint students with career options;
- exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available;
- mentoring programs, securing temporary housing during breaks for students who are homeless youths and students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system.
This notice contains two competitive preference priorities. These priorities are:
- Competitive Preference Priority 1— Meet Student Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs (up to 3 points). Projects that are designed to improve students' social, emotional, academic, and career development needs, with a focus on underserved students, by creating education and work-based settings that are supportive, positive, identity-safe and inclusive, including with regard to race, ethnicity, culture, language, and disability status, through the following activity: Supporting students to engage in high-quality, real-world, hands-on learning that is aligned with classroom instruction and takes place in community-based settings, such as apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, work-based learning, and service learning, and in civic activities, that allow students to apply their knowledge and skills, strengthen their employability skills, such as critical thinking, complex problem solving, and effective communication, and access career exploration opportunities.
- Competitive Preference Priority 2— Increasing Postsecondary Education Access, Affordability, Completion, and Post-Enrollment Success (up to 5 points). Projects that are designed to increase postsecondary access, affordability, completion, and success for underserved students by addressing one or both of the following priority areas:
- Increasing postsecondary education access and reducing the cost of college by creating clearer pathways for students between institutions and making transfer of course credits more seamless and transparent (up to 2 points).
- Establishing a system of high-quality data collection and analysis, such as data on enrollment, persistence, retention, completion, and post-college outcomes, for transparency, accountability, and institutional improvement (up to 3 points).
History of Funding
Previous awardees can be seen at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/awards.html.
Additional Information
Participant Eligibility for Program Services - To receive assistance, students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a program of postsecondary education at a grantee institution. Low-income students who are first-generation college students and students with disabilities evidencing academic need are eligible to participate in SSS projects. Two-thirds of the participants in any SSS project must be either disabled or potential first-generation college students from low-income families. One-third of the disabled participants must also be low-income students.
Participant Eligibility for Grant Aid - To receive SSS program grant aid, students must be current participants in the SSS project who are in their first two years of postsecondary education and receiving Federal Pell Grants. Grant aid may be offered to students who have completed their first two years of postsecondary education and are receiving Federal Pell Grants if the institution demonstrates that these students are at high risk of dropping out and it has first met the needs of all its eligible first and second-year students.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education (IHEs) or combinations of IHEs.
Deadline Details
Applications must be submitted by July 15, 2024. This program accepts new applicants on a 5-year funding cycle.
Award Details
Approximately $381,883,715 is anticipated to be available for new awards under this competition. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, the Department is inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for the Federal TRIO Programs. Individual awards are estimated to range from $148,181 to $1,659,366 with an estimated average award of $324,456.
The maximum award varies based on whether the applicant is currently receiving an SSS grant, as well as they type of project and number of students served. For applicants not currently receiving an SSS Program grant, the maximum award is $272,364 if you are proposing: (1) Regular SSS proposal serving a minimum of 140 student participants, (2) Regular SSS proposal serving a minimum of 100 student participants who are students with disabilities, (3) English as a second language (ESL) SSS proposal serving a minimum or 140 student participants, (4) Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STME) and health science SSS proposal serving a minimum of 120 student participants, (5) Teacher preparation SSS proposal serving a minimum of 140 student participants, or (6) Veterans SSS proposal serving a minimum of 120 student participants. For applicants proposing to serve fewer than the minimum number of student participants specified in the above table, the maximum award is an amount equal to: $1,945 per student participant for Regular, ESL, and Teacher Preparation proposals; $2,724 per student participant for projects serving Students with Disabilities (SWD proposals); and $2,270 per student participant for STEM (including Health Science) and Veterans proposals.
For applicants currently receiving an SSS Program grant, the maximum award amount is the greater of (a) $272,364 or (b) 100 percent of the applicant's base award amount for FY 2024. For any currently funded applicant that proposes to serve fewer students than it served in FY 2024, the maximum award is the amount that corresponds with the cost per participant previously established for the project in FY 2024.
The Department expected to make 1,159 awards with a project period of up to 60 months. Section 402D(d)(4) of the HEA requires that all successful applicants that use SSS Program funds to provide grant aid to students pursuant to section 402D(d)(1) of the HEA must provide matching funds, in cash, from non-Federal funds, in an amount that is not less than 33 percent of the total amount of the SSS Program funds used for this aid. This matching requirement does not apply to a grant recipient that is an IHE eligible to receive funds under part A or part B of title III or under title V of the HEA.
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