Purpose of Program: The purpose of the SSS Program is to
increase the number of disadvantaged students, including low-income college
students, first-generation college students, and college students with
disabilities, who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary
level. The support services that are provided should increase the retention and
graduation rates for these categories of students and facilitate their transfer
from two-year to four-year colleges and universities. The support services should
also foster an institutional climate that supports the success of students who
are limited English proficient, students from groups that are historically
underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities,
students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care
or are aging out of the foster care system, and other disconnected students.
Student support services should also improve the financial and economic
literacy of students.

Funding:

Estimated Range of Awards: $148,181–$1,659,366.

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $324,456.

For applicants proposing to serve fewer than the minimum
number of student participants specified in the above table, the maximum award
is an amount equal to: $1,945 per student participant for Regular, ESL, and Teacher
Preparation proposals; $2,724 per student participant for projects serving
Students with Disabilities (SWD proposals); and $2,270 per student participant
for STEM (including Health Science) and Veterans proposals. For applicants
currently receiving an SSS Program grant, the maximum award amount is the
greater of (a) $272,364 or (b) 100 percent of the applicant’s base award amount
for FY 2024.

Eligibility: An applicant may submit multiple
applications if each separate application describes a project that will serve a
different campus or a different population (section 402A(c)(5) of the HEA).