Trio/student support services at southeast missouri state university

Southeast Missouri State University received a $393,143 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The program delivers comprehensive supportive services to low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the university to enhance their academic success and increase retention and graduation rates.

The funded initiative provides targeted interventions including academic advising, financial literacy education, and student success coaching designed to improve postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged student populations. These services are delivered at the university's Cape Girardeau, Missouri campus and support the broader federal objective of increasing educational access, affordability, and completion for underrepresented students in higher education. As a continuation award under the TRIO program's five-year grant cycle, this funding enables Southeast Missouri State University to sustain proven support mechanisms that facilitate student persistence and successful degree completion.