Bishop state community college trio SSS

Bishop State Community College received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the Office of Postsecondary Education, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, to support the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program (CFDA 84.042). The award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention, graduation rates, and transfer outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. The program delivers academic advising, financial literacy education, and targeted student success interventions to disadvantaged college students in Mobile, Alabama.

The TRIO SSS program operates within a five-year grant structure with annual continuation awards based on demonstrated progress toward project objectives and fund availability. Services provided through this award contribute to the broader federal initiative to increase postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion rates for underserved student populations at community colleges and other higher education institutions nationwide.