Project sails (student access, intention, learning, and success)

Project SAILS (Student Access, Intention, Learning, and Success) is a $756,594 project grant awarded to Richard J. Daley College by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The award supports institutional capacity-building and student success initiatives designed to strengthen academic offerings and enhance student support services, with particular focus on underrepresented and low-income student populations at the Hispanic-serving community college located in Chicago, Illinois.

As a child entity within City Colleges of Chicago's community college district system, Richard J. Daley College will leverage this funding to implement programming that advances student access, intention-setting, learning outcomes, and overall success metrics. The grant represents one component of the college's broader portfolio of federal support, which also includes concurrent initiatives in STEM education, campus safety, and violence prevention programming, demonstrating the institution's sustained commitment to comprehensive student development and institutional advancement.