Summary: PITT-GREENSBURG TRIO Student Support Services Program Award
The University of Pittsburgh received a $272,364 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 25, 2025, to support the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program at its Greensburg campus through September 24, 2026. Under CFDA 84.042, this award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. The program delivers on-campus tutoring, academic advising, career counseling, financial aid assistance, and educational workshops to increase student success and facilitate transfer from two-year to four-year institutions.
The SSS program operates within a federally funded initiative that has disbursed $6.55 billion across 6,321 awards since 2001. Individual awards typically serve 100–300 students annually and run for five-year periods with annual continuation awards contingent on fund availability and demonstrated progress. The Department of Education administers the program through a nonfederal peer-review process and provides opportunities for unsuccessful applicants to request secondary review based on technical, administrative, or scoring errors.