TRIO-Student Support Services (84.042)

 

Program

84.042 TRIO-Student Support Services

 

Federal Agency

OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Authorization

Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Section 402D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14.

 

Program Number

84.042

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To provide supportive services to disadvantaged college students to enhance their potential for successfully completing the postsecondary education program in which they are enrolled and increase their transfer rates from 2-year to 4-year institutions. To foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of disadvantaged college students.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants.

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds may be used to provide eligible project participants personal and academic counseling, career guidance, instruction, mentoring, and tutoring and to facilitate the entrance of project participants into 4-year programs of study or graduate and professional programs. Projects may provide exposure to cultural events and academic activities not usually available to disadvantaged students. Projects may also provide services that are specially designed for students of limited English proficiency. A grantee may use the project to provide services to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment during the next enrollment period at the institution. Funds may also be used for grant awards to students under certain conditions.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Institutions of higher education and combinations of institutions of higher education may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Low-income, first generation college students or disabled students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution which is the recipient of the grant and who are in need of academic support in order to successfully pursue a program of postsecondary education. At least two-thirds of the project participants must be disabled or must be low-income individuals who are first generation college students. The remaining participants must be disabled, low-income individuals, or first generation college students. One-third of the disabled participants must be low-income. Required low-income criteria for participants are stated in application materials.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure

Develop a proposal in accordance with regulations, applications, and timetables issued by the Secretary of Education; no State Plan is required. Requests for program applications should be made to the Office of Federal TRIO Programs, College and University Support Team. This program is subject to the provisions of EDGAR. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A- 110.

Award Procedure

Selected nonfederal field readers evaluate new proposals on the basis of the selection criteria specified in 34 CFR 646.21 and 646.22. Grants are awarded through the Federal TRIO Programs office.

Deadlines

Deadlines are published in the Federal Register.

 

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Appeals

None.

Renewals

Continuation awards for 4 or 5 years are approved on an annual basis; subject to the availability of funds.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Four or 5 year projects, annual awards. Continuation awards are subject to the availability of funds.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Performance reports are submitted on an annual basis.

Audits

In accordance with Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 34 CFR 75.702, 74.61.

Records

In accordance with Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 34 CFR 75.730.

 

Program Accomplishments

In fiscal year 2002, 937 awards were made serving about 198,551.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0201-0-1-502.

Obligations

(Grants) FY 02 $258,971,000; FY 03 est $264,151,000; and FY 04 est $258,161,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

The average new award in fiscal year 2002 is $264,000; the average continuation award was $243,000.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Regulations, 34 CFR 646 and Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).

 

Related Programs

84.044, TRIO_Talent Search; 84.047, TRIO_Upward Bound; 84.066, TRIO_Educational Opportunity Centers; 84.103, Higher Education_TRIO Staff Training Program; 84.217, TRIO_McNair Post- Baccalaureate Achievement.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Federal TRIO Programs, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20202-5249. Contact: Deborah Walsh or Dorothy Marshall E-mail Address trio@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 502-7694 or (202) 502- 7734.

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/OHEP/trio/

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Projects at colleges, universities, and community and junior colleges provide support (counseling, tutoring, instruction, and other special services) for low-income, first- generation college students and for disabled students. Some projects also provide supportive services especially designed for students of limited English proficiency.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Continuation awards are made on the basis of 34 CFR 75.253. For new awards, the Secretary will select applicants to be funded under this part on the basis of the criteria set forth in 34 CFR 646.21. Final program regulations were published on July 24, 1996.