TRIO Talent Search (84.044)
TRIO Talent Search (Assistance Listing 84.044) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $917 million in 580 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.6 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.4 million. Half of the 580 awards fell between $1.4 million and $1.9 million, and they ranged from $55,587 to $4.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$917 million
- Grant awards580
- Typical award$1.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$180 million
- Size rank272 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $181 million in fiscal 2021 and $180 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 272nd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 13% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 55 states and territories.
What the program funds
To identify qualified disadvantaged youths with potential for postsecondary education; to encourage them in completing secondary school and in enrolling in programs of postsecondary education; to publicize the availability of, and facilitate the application for, student financial aid; and to increase the number of secondary and postsecondary school dropouts who reenter and complete an educational program.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Institutions of higher education (IHEs), public and private agencies and organizations including community-based organizations with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and as appropriate to the purposes of the program, secondary schools.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Talent Search program authority specifies a list of required and permissible services.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Varies by competition.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, TRIO Talent Search (84.044) awarded$917 million across 580 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 63% of the money, state and local governments 19% and nonprofits 14%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 363 | $577 million | 63% |
| State and local governments | 111 | $171 million | 19% |
| Nonprofits | 80 | $129 million | 14% |
| Small businesses | 12 | $22.5 million | 2.5% |
| Businesses | 7 | $9.1 million | 1.0% |
| Other | 7 | $8.4 million | 0.9% |
By state
54 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 93 | $144 million |
| Texas | 60 | $94.3 million |
| Illinois | 34 | $50.3 million |
| Florida | 23 | $32.7 million |
| Georgia | 21 | $32.2 million |
| North Carolina | 20 | $30.7 million |
| Alabama | 16 | $28.2 million |
| Arkansas | 15 | $27.8 million |
| Ohio | 15 | $25.4 million |
| Louisiana | 13 | $24.9 million |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $24.7 million |
| New York | 14 | $24.4 million |
| Kentucky | 14 | $23.7 million |
| Iowa | 11 | $23.1 million |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | $21.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 14 | $19.1 million |
| Missouri | 12 | $17.7 million |
| Oregon | 13 | $16.8 million |
| Virginia | 9 | $14.9 million |
| Indiana | 8 | $13.6 million |
| Tennessee | 8 | $13.4 million |
| Kansas | 8 | $13.0 million |
| Colorado | 8 | $12.9 million |
| Washington | 9 | $12.8 million |
| South Carolina | 7 | $12.3 million |
| Arizona | 9 | $12.2 million |
| Idaho | 6 | $11.7 million |
| Mississippi | 7 | $10.8 million |
| Michigan | 10 | $10.7 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $10.6 million |
| Nevada | 6 | $9.3 million |
| Utah | 5 | $9.2 million |
| Montana | 4 | $8.0 million |
| Nebraska | 4 | $7.7 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $7.1 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $6.7 million |
| New Jersey | 4 | $6.5 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $6.4 million |
| Hawaii | 6 | $5.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $4.7 million |
| Maine | 2 | $4.5 million |
| South Dakota | 3 | $4.2 million |
| West Virginia | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $2.9 million |
| Vermont | 2 | $2.7 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $2.7 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $2.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Guam | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Wyoming | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Palau | 1 | $865,410 |