FALCONS RISE Project Grant Summary

Cerritos Community College District received a $272,364 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), awarded September 25, 2025, with a completion date of September 24, 2026. The "FALCONS RISE: Fostering Retention, Inclusion, Success, and Empowerment Through Academic and Holistic Student Support" initiative is designed to enhance retention, graduation rates, and transfer outcomes for disadvantaged students at the Norwalk, California campus.

As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Cerritos Community College District will deliver comprehensive supportive services to low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled in its postsecondary programs. The SSS Program provides targeted academic support, financial literacy education, and holistic student services intended to increase the potential for successful degree completion and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. This one-year project grant represents the institution's continued capacity to manage federal education funding and implement evidence-based student success initiatives for underrepresented populations.