SUCCESS Act of 2026

More campus help for student survivors

If enacted, the bill would create a competitive grant program for colleges to provide patient-centered academic counseling for student survivors of sexual assault and other violence. Grants would last five years and institutions would apply describing outreach to students, faculty and staff training, and protocols to coordinate counseling and tutoring. The bill defines "patient-centered" services to include trauma-informed policies, recognizing trauma signs, integrating trauma knowledge, and avoiding re-traumatizing environments. The Secretary would give priority to schools with past Title IX violations, community colleges, and minority-serving institutions including HBCUs and Tribal Colleges. Grant funds would be used for re-entry help, faculty and advisor training, academic accommodations including confidential tutoring, expanded mental health services, and wrap-around funds. Recipients would report accommodations requested and provided, plus graduation and reenrollment rates, and the Secretary would publish a program report within one year after the program ends. The bill would authorize such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2027 and each of the next four fiscal years.