TRIO Student Support Services Project Award Summary

The University of Providence received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education on September 25, 2025, to support the TRIO (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Veterans Upward Bound) Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042). The award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance educational outcomes for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the institution's Great Falls, Montana campus. Through this one-year project period ending September 24, 2026, the university will deliver targeted interventions including academic advising, tutoring, financial literacy instruction, mentorship, and student success coaching to increase student retention and graduation rates.

The TRIO Student Support Services Program operates under a five-year grant structure with annual continuation awards subject to demonstrated progress toward project objectives. The University of Providence's award represents a standard funding level within the program, which typically ranges from $194,500 to $544,727 for one-year project periods. The institution will implement evidence-based supportive services to remove barriers to postsecondary completion and expand educational access for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged student populations, consistent with program objectives to facilitate successful completion of postsecondary education and increase transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions.