TRIO Student Success Programs Up for Future Tweaks
Published Date: 3/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants your thoughts on how it collects info about TRIO programs, which help students succeed in school. They’re planning new ways to check how well these programs work in the future. If you’re involved with TRIO or just curious, you can share your ideas by May 18, 2026—this helps make sure the programs keep improving without extra hassle or cost.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New TRIO Grantee Survey Burden
If you are a TRIO grantee project director or staff, the Department of Education plans two rounds of web-based surveys as a new information collection. The Department estimates 5,472 annual responses and a total of 5,768 annual burden hours for this collection.
Public Comment Opportunity on ICR
The Department invites interested persons to submit comments on the proposed information collection by May 18, 2026. Comments may address necessity, burden estimates, and ways to minimize reporting burden for the TRIO data collection.
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