Summary of Federal Grant Award

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) received a Project Grant award of $272,364 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. The award supports a one-year performance period extending through September 24, 2026. UCCS will deliver comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged college students, including low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. These services include academic advising, tutoring, financial literacy instruction, mentorship, student success coaching, and retention-focused programming implemented at the Colorado Springs campus.

The funding enables UCCS to provide targeted interventions aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitating successful transfer from two-year to four-year institutions. By removing barriers to postsecondary completion, this Project Grant supports UCCS's commitment to expanding educational access and success for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged student populations in alignment with federal priorities established under the TRIO Student Support Services Program framework.