Lander university SSS project pass-port

The Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Lander University a $277,777 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2026. This award funds the continuation of the SSS Project PASS-PORT program, which provides comprehensive supportive services to disadvantaged college students at the institution's Greenwood, South Carolina campus. The program delivers academic advising, financial literacy education, retention support, and other student success services designed to enhance the educational outcomes of low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at Lander University.

The SSS Program aims to increase student persistence and graduation rates while facilitating successful transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. As a continuation award under the program's five-year grant period structure, this funding supports Lander University's ongoing commitment to strengthening student services and improving postsecondary completion outcomes for its disadvantaged student population. The grant represents the institution's demonstrated ability to meet program conditions and make measurable progress toward established project objectives in support of student success.