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Join the fight to protect TRIO
Contact Congress Now
Calling all alumni to fight for more funding for TRIO
Alumni Advocacy
Invite your Member of Congress to visit your TRIO program
In-Person Meeting RequestTAKE ACTION NOW
With the 2024 federal elections now over, it is imperative that TRIO advocates turn to the FY25 funding of Federal TRIO Programs.
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.
Alumni Advocacy
Calling all alumni to fight for more funding for TRIO!
Our TRIO programs are dedicated to ensuring low-income students served by the TRIO programs not only become the first in their families to attend college but contribute to our local communities. Please consider visiting a TRIO program in the near future. We would be more than happy to host you or a member of your staff during the next District Work Period.
In-Person Meeting Request
Enter your contact information and fill in the blanks for the sample invitation letter drafted at the link below.
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!
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