Simpson College has announced the TRIO-Student Support Services has received a grant worth over $266,000 from the US Department of Education to fund the services provided by the program. TRIO-Student Support Services is a federally-funded program designed to provide academic support, cultural activities and personal development programming to traditionally underserved populations, and for Simpson serves first-generation college attendees, low-income students, and disabled students. Simpson was notified of the grant in a letter from the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, and the grant proposal submitted by Simpson’s TRIO-Student Support Services staff received a perfect score.