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Madison Area Technical College District (MATC) received a $283,258 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), effective September 25, 2025 through September 24, 2026. This award funds a comprehensive student support services initiative 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 tailored to increase student success in postsecondary education and facilitate transfer pathways from two-year to four-year institutions.

MATC will utilize this funding to provide targeted support services that foster institutional climate improvements for underrepresented student populations, including students with limited English proficiency, homeless youth, students aging out of foster care, and other disconnected students. The grant also emphasizes enhanced financial and economic literacy instruction to strengthen overall student outcomes. As a child awardee of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, MATC will deliver these services through its Madison, Wisconsin campus location, serving the region's technical college students throughout the one-year award period.