Lone star college - tomball student support services program

Award Summary

Lone Star College - Tomball received a $272,364 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) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes and student retention for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. The Student Support Services Program delivers targeted interventions including tutoring, academic counseling, mentoring, and financial literacy education to increase student retention and graduation rates, with particular emphasis on facilitating successful transfers from two-year to four-year institutions.

The award supports Lone Star College - Tomball's commitment to providing educational access and completion support for disadvantaged student populations in the greater Houston metropolitan area. As part of the broader TRIO Student Support Services initiative, which anticipates funding approximately 1,159 awards nationally, this grant enables the institution to implement evidence-based practices that address critical barriers to postsecondary success and promote equitable educational outcomes among vulnerable student cohorts.