TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (84.066)
TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (Assistance Listing 84.066) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $304 million in 207 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 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 207 awards fell between $1.1 million and $1.6 million, and they ranged from $189,698 to $5.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$304 million
- Grant awards207
- Typical award$1.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$51.3 million
- Size rank503 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $61.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $51.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 503rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 28% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 46 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide information on financial and academic assistance available for qualified adults desiring to pursue a program of postsecondary education and to assist them in applying for admission to institutions of postsecondary education.
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, 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 EOC program authority specifies a list of 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.
Deadlines
May 14, 2026
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Varies by competition.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (84.066) awarded $304 million across 207 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 59% of the money, state and local governments 24% and nonprofits 13%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 126 | $180 million | 59% |
| State and local governments | 52 | $71.8 million | 24% |
| Nonprofits | 22 | $40.5 million | 13% |
| Small businesses | 4 | $5.7 million | 1.9% |
| Businesses | 2 | $4.5 million | 1.5% |
| Other | 1 | $940,038 | 0.3% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 22 | $28.2 million |
| Florida | 13 | $17.4 million |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $15.7 million |
| Ohio | 8 | $12.8 million |
| Arkansas | 9 | $12.8 million |
| California | 12 | $12.3 million |
| Illinois | 8 | $10.7 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $10.6 million |
| Missouri | 6 | $10.4 million |
| Tennessee | 6 | $10.0 million |
| Washington | 6 | $9.6 million |
| New York | 5 | $9.3 million |
| Colorado | 4 | $9.2 million |
| Kentucky | 9 | $8.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $8.7 million |
| Louisiana | 6 | $8.1 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $6.0 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $5.9 million |
| Michigan | 4 | $5.7 million |
| South Carolina | 3 | $5.7 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $5.6 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $5.6 million |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $5.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Minnesota | 4 | $4.4 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $4.4 million |
| Iowa | 3 | $4.4 million |
| Wyoming | 2 | $4.3 million |
| Maine | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Mississippi | 3 | $3.8 million |
| Idaho | 3 | $3.6 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $3.4 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $3.0 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Nebraska | 3 | $2.7 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $2.3 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Montana | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $1.4 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Utah | 1 | $1.0 million |