Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026

This bill would have the Secretary of Education award competitive grants each year from 2027 through 2032 to public colleges, college consortiums, and nonprofit-college partnerships to help high-need students enroll in, stay in, and finish college. High-need students include low-income students, first-generation students, caregivers, students with disabilities, students who dropped out, justice-impacted students, and military-connected students. Two percent of funding would be reserved for Tribal Colleges and Universities, and at least 20 percent of the rest would go to programs using the highest tier of research evidence. Grant money must be used for services such as advising, tutoring, emergency financial aid, career preparation, and recruiting and keeping faculty, and the programs would be independently evaluated.

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Sponsors

• Melanie A. Stansbury Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors