Project Grant P047A221105

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $272,364 Project Grant to Horry-Georgetown Technical College under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) on September 1, 2025. The grant will fund the HGTC STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - TRIO ELITE SCHOLARS program, which aims to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students by increasing retention, graduation rates, and facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year...

The U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program awarded Trident Technical College in North Charleston, SC a $367,741 project grant to enhance academic potential and support services for disadvantaged students. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, will fund comprehensive student support services to increase retention, graduation rates, and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. Key services include improving academic achievement,...

The University of South Carolina received a $9,999,954.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative. The award, effective November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2026, will support comprehensive educational services to help low-income students in South Carolina obtain secondary school diplomas and prepare for postsecondary education. The GEAR UP program aims to increase high school graduation...

The Technical College of the Lowcountry received a $348,537 Project Grant award on September 1, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant funds a one-year project period through August 31, 2026 to provide comprehensive support services aimed at improving retention, graduation rates, and transfers to 4-year institutions for the college's disadvantaged, low-income,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $419,722 TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) Project Grant to Beaufort County Community College on September 1, 2025. The grant is designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students by providing comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation rates, and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. Beaufort County Community College, a public...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $2,560,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative. The GEAR UP OAHU PARTNERSHIP PROJECT will provide comprehensive educational support services, including academic counseling, financial aid guidance, mentoring, tutoring, and scholarship assistance, to low-income students in Honolulu, Hawaii over a 2-year period from November 1, 2024 to October 31,...

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNC Pembroke) was awarded a $355,014 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) to provide comprehensive support services to disadvantaged students at UNC Pembroke. The grant supports initiatives to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities, with the goal of improving academic potential, financial literacy, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Houston Christian University a $272,364 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students. The TRIO SSS program provides comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation rates, and transfers from two-year to four-year institutions for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The...

This $306,514 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program aims to increase retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged students at Carteret Community College in Morehead City, North Carolina. The grant supports comprehensive support services to help low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities achieve academic success and facilitate transfers from two-year to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $343,191 Project Grant to Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant, titled "PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: SSS FOR APPALACHIAN STUDENTS," aims to provide comprehensive support services to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students from the Appalachian region. The program...