SEC. 2. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 9—Student Success Grants 
‘‘SEC. 420K. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary is authorized to award grants on a competitive 
basis, subject to the availability of appropriations, to eligi-
ble institutions for the purposes of helping low-income stu-
dents succeed in persisting in and completing postsec-
ondary education and training programs. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible institution’ means an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 101(a)) in 
which, during the three-year period preceding the 
year in which the institution is applying for a grant 
under this section, an average of not less than 50 
percent of the institution’s entering first-year stu-
dents are enrolled in developmental courses to bring 
reading, writing, or mathematics skills up to college- 
level. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—In this section, the 
term ‘eligible student’ means a student who— 
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‘‘(A) is eligible to receive assistance under 
section 401; 
‘‘(B) is a first-year student at the time of 
entering the pilot; and 
‘‘(C) is selected by an eligible institution to 
participate in the pilot. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL
GRANTS.—For a given 
year, each institution selected to participate in this 
pilot program shall receive an amount equal to the 
amount of a Student Success Grant multiplied by 
the number of students the institution selects to par-
ticipate in the pilot program in such year. An insti-
tution shall not select more than 200 students to 
participate in the pilot program under this section 
during any academic year. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO STUDENTS.—The amount of a 
Student Success Grant provided to an eligible insti-
tution on behalf of an eligible student under this 
section shall be $1,500 per student for each award 
year. 
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‘‘(e) PRIORITY
FOR REPLICATION
OF EVIDENCE- 
BASED POLICIES AND PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall 
give priority to applications submitted by eligible institu-
tions that propose to replicate policies and practices that 
have proven effective in increasing persistence and comple-
tion by low-income students or students in need of devel-
opmental education. 
‘‘(f) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall convene a 
peer review process to review applications for grants under 
this section and to make recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding the selection of grantees. Members of the 
peer review committee shall be a mix of researchers and 
practitioners who are recognized experts on services and 
policies to increase low income student success in postsec-
ondary education and training. No member of the com-
mittee shall be in a position to benefit financially from 
the grants to eligible institutions under subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(g) MANDATORY USES.—An eligible institution that 
receives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds to assign a Student Success Coach to every first- 
year student participating in the pilot to provide intensive 
career and academic advising, ongoing personal help in 
navigating college services such as financial aid and reg-
istration, and assistance in connecting to community re-
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sources that can help students overcome family and per-
sonal challenges to success. Student Success Coaches— 
‘‘(1) shall work with not more than 50 new stu-
dents during any academic period; 
‘‘(2) may be employees of academic depart-
ments, student services offices, community-based or-
ganizations, or other entities as deemed appropriate 
by the institution; and 
‘‘(3) shall meet with each eligible student se-
lected for the pilot before registration for courses. 
‘‘(h) PERMISSIBLE USES.—An eligible institution 
that receives a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds to provide services and program innovations for stu-
dents participating in the pilot, including the following: 
‘‘(1) College and career success courses, with 
tuition and fees for the course covered by the Stu-
dent Success Grant. These courses should cover col-
lege success topics, such as how to take notes, how 
to study, how to take tests, and how to budget time, 
and should also include a substantial career explo-
ration component. Institutions are encouraged to use 
such courses to help students develop a College and 
Career Success Plan so that by the end of the first 
semester the students have a clear sense of their ca-
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reer goals and what classes to take to achieve such 
goals. 
‘‘(2) Work-study jobs with private employers in 
the students’ fields of study. 
‘‘(3) Learning communities that ensure that 
students participating in the pilot are clustered to-
gether for at least two courses beginning in the first 
semester after enrolling and have other opportunities 
to create and maintain bonds that allow them to 
provide academic and social support to each other. 
‘‘(4) Curricular redesign, which may include 
such innovations as ‘blended’ or accelerated remedi-
ation classes that help Student Success Grant recipi-
ents to attain college-level reading, writing, math 
skills (or a combination thereof) more rapidly than 
traditional remediation formats allow, and intensive 
skills refresher classes, offered prior to each semes-
ter, to help students who have tested into remedial 
coursework to reach entry level assessment scores 
for the postsecondary programs they wish to enter. 
‘‘(5) Instructional support, such as learning 
labs, supplemental instruction, and tutoring. 
‘‘(6) Assistance with support services, such as 
child care and transportation. 
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