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What's New
The EOC Web application for the Annual Performance Report for 2011-2012 will go Live on June 10, 2013. APR Due Date: July 12, 2013. You can find the APR form, instructions, and link to the secure APR Web site on the EOC Report page.
Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program FY 2013 Application for Grants available in Grants.gov: May 24, 2013. Closing date: June 24, 2013.
The Federal TRIO Programs 2013 Low-Income Levels is available.
The 2013 training schedule for the TRIO Training Program is available.

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TRIO Programs

Organization and Staff

The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. TRIO also includes a training program for directors and staff of TRIO projects.

The recipients of the grants, depending on the specific program, are institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth and secondary schools. Combinations of such institutions, agencies, and organizations may also apply for grants. These entities plan, develop and carry out the services for students. While individual students are served by these entities, they may not apply for grants under these programs. Additionally, in order to be served by one of these programs, a student must be eligible to receive services and be accepted into a funded project that serves the institution or school that student is attending or the area in which the student lives.

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News and Information

  • The EOC Program's Web application for the 2011-12 Annual Performance Report will go Live on June 10, 2013. APR Due Date: July 12, 2013. You can find the APR form, instructions, and link to the secure APR Web site on the EOC Report page.
  • The FY 2013 application for grants under the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS CFDA Number: 84.335A) was announced on May 24, 2013. The closing date for the submission of applications is June 24, 2013. Applications for this competition are available in Grants.gov. For more specific information, refer to the CCAMPIS Applicant Information page.
  • The Federal TRIO Programs 2013 Low-Income Levels is available.
  • The Student Support Services Program annual performance report for 2011-2012 is available on February 20, 2013. Due date: March 22, 2013.
  • The new 2013 Training Opportunities for TRIO Programs' Personnel schedule is now available. The trainings listed are being paid for with TRIO resources. Therefore, it is important that if you register for training that you actually attend the training or give ample notification that you will not be able to attend.
  • The FY 2012 (2012-13 project year) lists of awards and funding are available for the TRIO programs. Please refer to the Awards and Funding pages for each program individually. The total funding allocation for the TRIO Programs in FY 2012 was $838,629,436. The total number of projects was 2,815, and the total number of participants served was 789,676 (does not include TRIO Training participants).
  • Important Dates for the 2011-12 annual performance reports (APRs)
    • SSS APR Web application available: February 20, 2013
      APR due date: March 22, 2013 (updated)
    • UB, UBMS, and VUB APR Web applications available: November 14, 2012 (updated)
      UB and VUB APR due date: December 12, 2012 (updated) * see note below
      UBMS APR due date: December 31, 2012
    • McNair APR Web application available: December 3, 2012
      APR due date: January 4, 2013
    • TS APR Web application available: November 1, 2012
      APR due date: November 30, 2012 * see note below
    • EOC APR Web application available: spring 2013
      APR due date: late spring/early summer 2013

      * PLEASE NOTE: Talent Search, regular Upward Bound, and Veterans Upward Bound projects adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy may submit their APRs as late as December 31, 2012.
  • Instructions for Accessing the Department of Education Response to Public Comments on the Draft Upward Bound and McNair Programs' Fiscal Year 2012 Application Packages

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Upcoming Competitions for TRIO Funding

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Reference Documents

TRIO History

Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315)

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Low-Income Levels

TRIO Program Reports

Program Evaluations

Student Support Services:

National Evaluation of Student Support Services: Examination of Student Outcomes After Six Years (2010)

Upward Bound:

The Impacts of Regular Upward Bound on Postsecondary Outcomes 7-9 Years After Scheduled High School Graduation: Final Report (2009).

The Impact of Regular Upward Bound: Results from the Third Follow-up Data Collection (2004)

Upward Bound Math-Science:

Upward Bound Math-Science Program Description and Interim Impact Estimates (2006)

McNair:

The Educational and Employment Outcomes of The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Alumni (2008)

Talent Search:

A Study of the Effect of Talent Search on Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas (2006)

Implementation of the Talent Search Program, Past and Present - Final Report from Phase I of the National Evaluation (2004)

Other Resources

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