Western iowa tech community college's trio student support services application for denison and cherokee

Western Iowa TECH Community College Foundation received a $272,364 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042). This award supports comprehensive support services for disadvantaged students at Western Iowa TECH's Denison and Cherokee locations, with performance activities based in Sioux City, Iowa.

The grant funds services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. Through this award, the Foundation delivers targeted supportive services that increase student retention and graduation rates, improve academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitate student transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. These services directly support the program's statutory objective to enhance students' potential for successfully completing their postsecondary education programs and increasing transfer rates between institution types.