The U.S. Department of Education, through its Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative (CFDA 84.334), awarded a $2,643,209 Project Grant to the Bibb County School District in Macon, Georgia. The "GEAR UP BUILT4BIBB (GU B4B)" project aims to increase the number of low-income students in Macon who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The award period runs from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025. The project will...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,999,848.00 Project Grant on September 1, 2024 to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334). The GEAR UP TN grant will provide comprehensive support services to low-income students in Tennessee to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Purdue University a $4,995,000 GEAR UP State Grant (CFDA 84.334S) to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Indiana. This 1-year project grant, with a start date of September 1, 2024 and an end date of August 31, 2025, aims to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for underserved student populations....
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,424,800.00 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334). The grant will provide comprehensive support services to low-income students, including academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation activities, mentoring, tutoring, and scholarship assistance. The goal is to...
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $4,450,000 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant (CFDA 84.334) to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE). This 1-year project grant, effective September 1, 2024, will provide comprehensive support services to improve high school graduation rates, college readiness, and postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students in Minnesota, including those...
This $204,000 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) will support the Cleveland Municipal School District, operating as the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, in providing comprehensive college access services to low-income students. The grant, titled "GEAR UP THE SCARAB 2031 (GUS31)(FY25-31 GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP PROJECT)", aims to...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative will provide comprehensive college access and success services to 9,500 students and their families in western North Carolina over a one-year period starting September 1, 2024. The primary awardee, Appalachian State University, will collaborate with over a dozen sub-awardees including regional...
The U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) awarded a $4,831,200 Project Grant to the Region One Education SRV Center in Edinburg, Texas. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund comprehensive support services to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students in the Rio Grande Valley region. Key services...
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) initiative. The grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the "University of Kansas' Kansas City Kanas Public Schools GEAR UP (KCKPS GU)" program. This GEAR UP grant aims to provide comprehensive services to low-income students in the Kansas City,...
This $934,400 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, provides comprehensive educational support services to low-income and first-generation college students at Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will fund academic tutoring, mentoring, and college preparation activities to increase high school...