Scout | FY 2026 Postsecondary Student Success Grant: Improve Retention and Completion

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FY 2026 Postsecondary Student Success Grant: Improve Retention and Completion

This grant program supports efforts to improve postsecondary student outcomes such as retention, transfer, credit accumulation, and degree completion. Projects should use data to implement, scale, and rigorously evaluate evidence-based strategies designed to boost student success. The focus is on measurable improvements informed by research and evaluation.

Source

Agency: Office of Postsecondary Education

Award

Total Funding: $45M

Award Ceiling: $8M

Award Floor: $2M

Dates

Open Date: May 28, 2026

Close Date: June 29, 2026

Eligibility

industry:education

nonprofit

university

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

Keywords

postsecondary student success

student retention

transfer outcomes

credit accumulation

degree completion

evidence-based strategies

data driven interventions

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