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Announcing important dates for all TRIO programs' 2011-12 annual performance reports (APRs)

Instructions to Access the ED Response to Public Comments on the Draft UB and McNair FY 2012 Application Packages

2012 Upward Bound Program Competition Awards

The 2012 TRIO Low-Income Level guidelines are 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

  • Important Dates for the 2011-12 annual performance reports (APRs)
    • SSS APR Web application available: mid-January 2013
      APR due date: mid-February 2013
    • UB, UBMS, and VUB APR Web applications available: November 1, 2012
      UB and VUB APR due date: November 30, 2012
      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
    • EOC APR Web application available: spring 2013
      APR due date: late spring/early summer 2013
  • Instructions for Accessing the Department of Education Response to Public Comments on the Draft Upward Bound and McNair Programs' Fiscal Year 2012 Application Packages
  • The 2012 TRIO Low-Income Level guidelines are available.
  • The FY 2011 (2011-12 project year) lists of awards and funding are available. Please refer to the Awards and Funding pages for each program individually. The total funding allocation for the TRIO Programs in FY 2011 was $878,934,965. The total number of projects was 2,957, and the total number of participants served was 797,248 (does not include TRIO Training participants). Fiscal Year 2012 estimates for TRIO funding (including CCRAA) is $914,264,000.
  • The new 2011-2012 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. We will ask for a list of no-shows from the training organizations and these no-shows will risk not being able to attend future TRIO-sponsored training events.

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Upcoming Competitions for TRIO Funding

  • Schedule
    • Educational Opportunity Centers - application deadline date, late spring 2011; late summer 2011 award date
    • Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement - application deadline date, spring 2012; summer 2012 award date
    • Student Support Services - application deadline date, fall 2014; spring/summer 2015 award date
    • Talent Search - application deadline date: December 28, 2010; summer 2011 award date
    • Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs - application deadline date: early 2012; summer 2012 award date
    • Upward Bound - application deadline date, spring 2012; spring 2012 award date
    • Upward Bound Math-Science - application deadline date, summer 2012; summer 2012 award date
    • Veterans Upward Bound - application deadline date, summer 2012; summer 2012 award date
  • Notice Soliciting Peer Reviewers (Field Readers) to Review TRIO Grant Applications

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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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