Hazard community and technical college-hazard and technical campus student support services grant proposal 2024

Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC) 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) on September 25, 2025, with a completion date of September 24, 2026. This grant funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities enrolled at HCTC's Hazard and Technical Campus in Hazard, Kentucky.

The funded services include on-campus tutoring, academic advising, career counseling, financial aid assistance, and educational workshops. These support services are intended to increase student persistence in postsecondary education programs, improve financial and economic literacy, and facilitate student success for populations historically underrepresented in higher education, including limited English proficient students and other disconnected populations. As a component of the broader TRIO Student Support Services program, which has obligated $6.55 billion across 6,321 awards since 2001, this grant represents HCTC's targeted investment in student support infrastructure serving its rural Appalachian student population.