FY 2025 application for grants under the student support services program

Northwestern State University of Louisiana received a $500,379 Project Grant 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. The grant funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution.

The funded program delivers supportive services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitating successful degree completion and transfer pathways from two-year to four-year institutions. These services are provided to Northwestern State University's student population in Natchitoches, Louisiana, as part of the broader federal TRIO initiative to improve postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion for disadvantaged populations.