The U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) has awarded a $2,643,209 Project Grant to the Bibb County School District in Macon, Georgia. The GEAR UP B4B project aims to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The grant will fund comprehensive support services, including academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation activities, and scholarship...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Arkansas Tech University (ATU) a $925,600 GEAR UP Project Grant (CFDA 84.334) with a start date of September 1, 2024 and a completion date of August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP program provides comprehensive support services to low-income students to help them obtain secondary school diplomas and successfully prepare for and enroll in postsecondary education, including academic support, financial aid guidance, college...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program to Appalachian State University. The grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will serve 9,500 students and their families in Western North Carolina through a 4-grade cohort model, working with multiple school districts in the region. The GEAR UP grant provides...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,280,000.00 and effective from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA #84.334). The grant will fund the GEAR UP OAHU PARTNERSHIP PROJECT, which aims to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Hawaii, including those with...
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334) to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) over a one-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP grant will fund academic support, financial aid guidance, college...
This $2,709,600 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) CFDA 84.334 provides comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in San Fernando, California. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will fund academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation activities, and scholarship assistance to...
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) was awarded a $5,000,000 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. This 1-year award, effective November 1, 2024, will enable ISAC to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students across Illinois, with the goal of improving high school graduation rates, college readiness, and postsecondary...
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. has been awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334) to support the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS' KANSAS CITY MISSOURI PUBLIC SCHOOLS GEAR UP (KCMO GU) initiative. This 1-year grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in the Kansas City,...
The Region One Education SRV Center in Edinburg, Texas was awarded a $4,831,200 Project Grant on September 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334). This 1-year award will fund the "CHOOSING COLLEGE CHANGING LIVES - GEAR UP (C3L - GU)!" initiative, which aims to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in the Rio Grande Valley region. Key activities...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded James Madison University (JMU) a $321,600 Project Grant under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334) for the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP program provides comprehensive support services to help low-income students, including those with disabilities, obtain secondary school diplomas and successfully prepare for and enroll in...