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Before leaving in September to campaign for the election, Congress approved a short-term funding package for FY 2025 to keep the federal government running through Dec. 20. It has been reported that lawmakers are discussing a temporary spending measure that would fund the government into March. This will give the new administration and Congress the opportunity to institute drastic cuts to education funding for the remainder of FY 2025 and have a direct impact on TRIO – most notably the number and size of grants awarded in the TRIO Student Support Services competition, which is currently under way. 

We ask you to contact both your Senators and your House Representative and urge them to protect TRIO from funding cuts and possibly even increase TRIO funding so that today’s low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities will have access to higher education.  

Invite your Member of Congress to visit your TRIO program! Each month, Members of Congress travel between Washington, DC, and their home States and Districts to connect with local constituents. COE challenges all TRIO community members to host many local visits with your Representatives and Senators between now and the end of the appropriations cycle later this fall. While Members of Congress are traveling, it is an opportune time to demonstrate that TRIO works!