Santa FE college student support services-stem project (2025-2030)

Santa Fe College received a $272,364 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). This award supports the Santa Fe College Student Support Services-STEM Project, which is designed to provide comprehensive supportive services to disadvantaged college students, with a particular focus on those pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The program aims to enhance student retention and graduation rates while facilitating successful transfer pathways from two-year to four-year institutions.

The SSS-STEM Project delivers services including academic support, financial literacy education, and career development resources to low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the Gainesville, Florida campus. Through this one-year project period (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026), Santa Fe College will work to increase the academic potential and postsecondary completion rates of underserved student populations, with continuation awards available on an annual basis subject to demonstrated progress toward program objectives and fund availability.