Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Louisiana State University received a $272,364 TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program grant from the Office of Postsecondary Education, awarded September 25, 2025, with completion anticipated September 24, 2026. Under the CFDA 84.042 program, LSU will deliver comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes and persistence for disadvantaged college students enrolled at the university. The program will focus on increasing student retention and graduation rates while improving students' academic potential and financial literacy. The services target low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities to strengthen their capacity to successfully complete their postsecondary education programs.

The grant supports LSU's Student Support Services initiative based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as part of the Department of Education's broader effort to enhance postsecondary educational access and completion for underrepresented student populations. As a standard one-year project period award within the SSS program, this funding enables LSU to provide direct student support interventions that align with the federal program's objective of increasing transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions and improving overall student success in higher education.