H.R. 266

Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and otherwise revises TRIO programs. (These outreach and student-services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.) Among other revisions to the programs, the bill • prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from rejecting TRIO grant applications based on certain errors; • requires ED to provide additional technical assistance to interested grant applicants; • revises the outcome criteria for measuring the quality and effectiveness of the programs, including those programs specifically designed for veterans; • allows program administrators to use a student's most recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine TRIO program eligibility; and • increases the maximum stipend for students participating in the Upward Bound Program or the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.