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press release
The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2026 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients
Terrance L. HammJuly 1, 2026
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Advocacy Update
House Appropriations Committee Strengthens Protections for TRIO Grant Competitions in FY27 LHHS Bill
Kimberly JonesJune 10, 2026
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press release
COE Rejects Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2027 Budget
Trauvello StevensonApril 3, 2026
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COE Warns Education Department’s TRIO Grant Competitions Could Devastate Rural America this Fall, Eliminate College-Access Services in Entire Communities
Terrance L. HammJuly 9, 2026
The Council for Opportunity in Education is warning that the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Center grant competitions could reduce college-access services in rural communities by as much as 90 percent this fall, as large statewide grants risk replacing hundreds of locally operated TRIO projects. COE is urging the Department to rescind, revise, and reissue the competitions to align with congressional intent and protect educational opportunity for students who rely on TRIO programs in underserved communities.
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Trio programs
Federal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.
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Christina Westbrook
Student Support Services, Illinois State University
Colette Yellow Robe
Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Edwin C. Serrano
Upward Bound Math-Science, University of Texas at Arlington
Gabrielle A. Davis
Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Talent Search, Southern Arkansas University
Kel Bonton
Talent Search, COPE Inc.
Seth Fairchild
Upward Bound Math-Science, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Tameka Ellington
Upward Bound, Cuyahoga Community College
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