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Student Support Services Program (84. 042A) | U.S. Department of Education Student Support Services Program (84. 042A) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) Applicant Info and Eligibility The Student Support Services Program (84.
042A) aims to increase the college retention and graduation rates of its participants. Through its grant competition, funds are awarded to institutions of higher education to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirements, and to motivate students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary education.
Student Support Services (SSS) projects also may provide grant aid to current SSS participants who are receiving Federal Pell Grants.
All SSS projects must provide: Academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects; Advice and assistance in postsecondary course selection, assisting students with information on both the full range of student financial aid programs, benefits and resources for locating public and private scholarships; and assistance in completing financial aid applications.
Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy and assist students in applying for admission to graduate and professional programs; and Assisting students enrolled in two-year institutions and applying for admission to, and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in four-year programs.
The SSS projects may also provide: Individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic information, activities, and instruction designed to acquaint students with career options; Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available; Securing temporary housing during breaks for students who are homeless youths and students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system.
The historical funding allocation, number of awards, number of participants, average award, average number of participants and average cost per participant for fiscal years 2001 through 2024 is captured below: Fiscal Year Funding Allocation Number of Awards Number of Participants Average Award Average Number of Participants Average Cost Per Participant 2024 $379,616,682 1,156 208,343 $328,388 180 $1,822 2023 $380,816,215 1,159 208,738 $328,573 180 $1,824 2022 $367,195,716 1,162 209,286 $316,003 180 $1,755 2021 $363,222,465 1,149 207,699 $316,121 181 $1,749 2020 $365,656,182 1,155 208,746 $316,585 181 $1,752 2019 $337,107,672 1,066 202,255 $316,236 190 $1,667 2018 $322,608,056 1,069 202,880 $301,785 190 $1,590 2017 $310,042,423 1,069 202,913 $290,030 190 $1,528 2016 $302,405,536 1,071 203,290 $282,358 190 $1,488 2015 $297,256,676 1,081 205,263 $274,983 190 $1,448 2014 i $288,631,903 1,027 202,492 $281,044 197 $1,425 2013 $274,739,441 1,027 197,068 $267,516 192 $1,394 2012 $290,325,810 1,028 202,750 $282,418 197 $1,432 2011 $290,572,674 1,029 202,921 $282,384 197 $1,482 2010 $302,514,811 1,034 204,096 $292,568 197 $1,482 2009 ii $301,525,678 946 198,057 $318,738 209 $1,522 2008 $284,364,806 947 198,940 $300,280 210 $1,429 2007 $271,566,777 949 199,499 $286,161 210 $1,361 2006 $271,412,971 953 201,471 $284,799 211 $1,347 2005 iii $277,772,932 959 203,212 $286,283 212 $1,351 2004 iv $263,030,892 935 196,237 $281,316 210 $1,340 2003 $263,650,147 936 196,716 $281,678 211 $1,340 2002 v $262,711,302 937 198,551 $280,375 212 $1,323 2001 $254,892,170 944 199,956 $270,013 212 $1,273 i Total funding includes $19,506,097 in one-time Grant Aid supplemental grants.
ii Total funding includes $19,506,097 in one-time Grant Aid supplemental grants. iii SSS funding less one-time hurricane supplements: $274,545,170. Average award and cost per participant based on total funding less one-time supplements.
iv The FY 2004 funding for SSS includes $28,229,965 for grant aid. v The FY 2002 funding includes $3,740,000 for one-time supplemental grants for technology for some SSS projects and $28,293,179 in grant aid. Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec.
402D; 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14 Legislation for SSS Grant Aid Official Final Regulations Amending TRIO Regulations , as published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2010. These final regulations amend the Student Support Services program regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Part 646 Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards - The Department worked closely with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to streamline some federal circulars into a single guidance document, and make conforming changes to Department regulations.
The combined document is known as the "Uniform Guidance" and is codified at 2 CFR 200 . The most recent competition for this program was held in FY 2025. View the FY 2025 Notice Inviting Applications for the Student Support Services Program, dated May 1, 2024 .
The next competition is expected to be held in FY 2030. Institutions of higher education or a combination of institutions of higher education are the only entities eligible to compete for funds under the Student Support Services program. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact OPE_TRIO@ed.
gov . Participant Eligibility for Program Services To receive assistance, students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a program of postsecondary education at a grantee institution. Low-income students who are first-generation college students and students with disabilities evidencing academic need are eligible to participate in SSS projects.
Two-thirds of the participants in any SSS project must be either disabled or first-generation college students from low-income families. One-third of the disabled participants must also be low-income students. Participant Eligibility for Grant Aid To receive SSS program grant aid, students must be current participants in the SSS project who are in their first two years of postsecondary education and receiving Federal Pell Grants.
Grant aid may be offered to students who have completed their first two years of postsecondary education and are receiving Federal Pell Grants if the institution demonstrates that these students are at high risk of dropping out and it has first met the needs of all its eligible first and second-year students.
Federal TRIO Programs Current-Year Low-Income Levels Federal TRIO Programs Prior-Year Low-Income Levels Q&A from Student Support Services (SSS) information webinars Frequently Asked Questions: Student Support Services Program Postsecondary Degree Completion Rates Among Students on the Upward Bound/Upward Bound Math-Science to Student Support Services Pathway (2021) Fast Facts Report for the Student Support Services Program (2016) Persistence and Completion in Postsecondary Education of Participants in the TRIO Student Support Services Program (2015) National Evaluation of Student Support Services: Examination of Student Outcomes After Six Years (2010) compares the educational outcomes of Student Support Services (SSS) program participants and non-SSS program participants six years after enrolling in college as first-year students (2010) An Interim Report on the Student Support Services Program: 2002-03 and 2003-04, With Select Data From 1998-2002 (2007) A Profile of the Student Support Services Program: 1998-1999 Through 2001-2002 (2005) A Profile of the Student Support Services Program: 1997-99 (2004) Division Director: James Davis Program Specialist State Assignment Erik Jones 202-987-0082 Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington Jaslynn Laurence 202-987-1917 Alaska, California, Illinois, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee Shalita Steele 202-453-6143 Colorado, Guam, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Wisconsin Andre Swann 202-987-0450 Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Harold Wells 202-453-6131 Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas Ginger Allen 202-987-1907 Connecticut, Idaho Helen Seide 202-219-6078 Hawaii Rachel Wiley 202-987-0396 North Dakota, South Dakota Tahaya Buchannan 202-453-6979 New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada Tara Lawarence 202-260-1475 Utah Shaketa Whitehead 202-453-7036 Vermont Alexandra Bolden 202-987-1918 West Virginia Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2025-26 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2024-25 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2023-24 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2022-23 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2021-22 The U.S. Department of Education's annual Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) report for the Student Support Services (SSS) program contains outcome data for two measures - postsecondary persistence and degree completion - and one measure of program efficiency.
Grantee-Level Performance Results: 2022-23 Student Support Services Program Narrative Report Student Support Services Program Data Tables Grantee-Level Performance Results: 2023-24 Student Support Services Program Narrative Report Student Support Services Program Data Tables The Student Support Services Program (84. 042A) aims to increase the college retention and graduation rates of its participants.
Through its grant competition, funds are awarded to institutions of higher education to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirements, and to motivate students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary education. Student Support Services (SSS) projects also may provide grant aid to current SSS participants who are receiving Federal Pell Grants.
All SSS projects must provide: Academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects; Advice and assistance in postsecondary course selection, assisting students with information on both the full range of student financial aid programs, benefits and resources for locating public and private scholarships; and assistance in completing financial aid applications.
Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy and assist students in applying for admission to graduate and professional programs; and Assisting students enrolled in two-year institutions and applying for admission to, and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in four-year programs.
The SSS projects may also provide: Individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic information, activities, and instruction designed to acquaint students with career options; Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available; Securing temporary housing during breaks for students who are homeless youths and students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system.
The historical funding allocation, number of awards, number of participants, average award, average number of participants and average cost per participant for fiscal years 2001 through 2024 is captured below: Fiscal Year Funding Allocation Number of Awards Number of Participants Average Award Average Number of Participants Average Cost Per Participant 2024 $379,616,682 1,156 208,343 $328,388 180 $1,822 2023 $380,816,215 1,159 208,738 $328,573 180 $1,824 2022 $367,195,716 1,162 209,286 $316,003 180 $1,755 2021 $363,222,465 1,149 207,699 $316,121 181 $1,749 2020 $365,656,182 1,155 208,746 $316,585 181 $1,752 2019 $337,107,672 1,066 202,255 $316,236 190 $1,667 2018 $322,608,056 1,069 202,880 $301,785 190 $1,590 2017 $310,042,423 1,069 202,913 $290,030 190 $1,528 2016 $302,405,536 1,071 203,290 $282,358 190 $1,488 2015 $297,256,676 1,081 205,263 $274,983 190 $1,448 2014 i $288,631,903 1,027 202,492 $281,044 197 $1,425 2013 $274,739,441 1,027 197,068 $267,516 192 $1,394 2012 $290,325,810 1,028 202,750 $282,418 197 $1,432 2011 $290,572,674 1,029 202,921 $282,384 197 $1,482 2010 $302,514,811 1,034 204,096 $292,568 197 $1,482 2009 ii $301,525,678 946 198,057 $318,738 209 $1,522 2008 $284,364,806 947 198,940 $300,280 210 $1,429 2007 $271,566,777 949 199,499 $286,161 210 $1,361 2006 $271,412,971 953 201,471 $284,799 211 $1,347 2005 iii $277,772,932 959 203,212 $286,283 212 $1,351 2004 iv $263,030,892 935 196,237 $281,316 210 $1,340 2003 $263,650,147 936 196,716 $281,678 211 $1,340 2002 v $262,711,302 937 198,551 $280,375 212 $1,323 2001 $254,892,170 944 199,956 $270,013 212 $1,273 i Total funding includes $19,506,097 in one-time Grant Aid supplemental grants.
ii Total funding includes $19,506,097 in one-time Grant Aid supplemental grants. iii SSS funding less one-time hurricane supplements: $274,545,170. Average award and cost per participant based on total funding less one-time supplements.
iv The FY 2004 funding for SSS includes $28,229,965 for grant aid. v The FY 2002 funding includes $3,740,000 for one-time supplemental grants for technology for some SSS projects and $28,293,179 in grant aid. Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec.
402D; 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14 Legislation for SSS Grant Aid Official Final Regulations Amending TRIO Regulations , as published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2010. These final regulations amend the Student Support Services program regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Part 646 Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards - The Department worked closely with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to streamline some federal circulars into a single guidance document, and make conforming changes to Department regulations.
The combined document is known as the "Uniform Guidance" and is codified at 2 CFR 200 . Applicant Info and Eligibility The most recent competition for this program was held in FY 2025. View the FY 2025 Notice Inviting Applications for the Student Support Services Program, dated May 1, 2024 .
The next competition is expected to be held in FY 2030. Institutions of higher education or a combination of institutions of higher education are the only entities eligible to compete for funds under the Student Support Services program. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact OPE_TRIO@ed.
gov . Participant Eligibility for Program Services To receive assistance, students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a program of postsecondary education at a grantee institution. Low-income students who are first-generation college students and students with disabilities evidencing academic need are eligible to participate in SSS projects.
Two-thirds of the participants in any SSS project must be either disabled or first-generation college students from low-income families. One-third of the disabled participants must also be low-income students. Participant Eligibility for Grant Aid To receive SSS program grant aid, students must be current participants in the SSS project who are in their first two years of postsecondary education and receiving Federal Pell Grants.
Grant aid may be offered to students who have completed their first two years of postsecondary education and are receiving Federal Pell Grants if the institution demonstrates that these students are at high risk of dropping out and it has first met the needs of all its eligible first and second-year students.
Federal TRIO Programs Current-Year Low-Income Levels Federal TRIO Programs Prior-Year Low-Income Levels Q&A from Student Support Services (SSS) information webinars Frequently Asked Questions: Student Support Services Program Postsecondary Degree Completion Rates Among Students on the Upward Bound/Upward Bound Math-Science to Student Support Services Pathway (2021) Fast Facts Report for the Student Support Services Program (2016) Persistence and Completion in Postsecondary Education of Participants in the TRIO Student Support Services Program (2015) National Evaluation of Student Support Services: Examination of Student Outcomes After Six Years (2010) compares the educational outcomes of Student Support Services (SSS) program participants and non-SSS program participants six years after enrolling in college as first-year students (2010) An Interim Report on the Student Support Services Program: 2002-03 and 2003-04, With Select Data From 1998-2002 (2007) A Profile of the Student Support Services Program: 1998-1999 Through 2001-2002 (2005) A Profile of the Student Support Services Program: 1997-99 (2004) Division Director: James Davis Program Specialist State Assignment Erik Jones 202-987-0082 Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington Jaslynn Laurence 202-987-1917 Alaska, California, Illinois, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee Shalita Steele 202-453-6143 Colorado, Guam, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Wisconsin Andre Swann 202-987-0450 Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Harold Wells 202-453-6131 Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas Ginger Allen 202-987-1907 Connecticut, Idaho Helen Seide 202-219-6078 Hawaii Rachel Wiley 202-987-0396 North Dakota, South Dakota Tahaya Buchannan 202-453-6979 New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada Tara Lawarence 202-260-1475 Utah Shaketa Whitehead 202-453-7036 Vermont Alexandra Bolden 202-987-1918 West Virginia Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2025-26 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2024-25 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2023-24 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2022-23 Student Support Services Program Projects Funded for 2021-22 The U.S. Department of Education's annual Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) report for the Student Support Services (SSS) program contains outcome data for two measures - postsecondary persistence and degree completion - and one measure of program efficiency.
Grantee-Level Performance Results: 2022-23 Student Support Services Program Narrative Report Student Support Services Program Data Tables Grantee-Level Performance Results: 2023-24 Student Support Services Program Narrative Report Student Support Services Program Data Tables Grant Applicants / Grantees Higher Education Institutions Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Page Last Reviewed: August 17, 2026
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