This $4,614,400.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334) is designed to substantially improve academic outcomes and foster college readiness among 5,018 students in Austin, TX. The University of Texas at Austin will serve as the primary awardee, delivering comprehensive college access and success services including academic counseling, mentoring, tutoring, financial aid information, and...
The federal Project Grant award, 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 program, will fund $1,424,800.00 in services to Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant will support Tennessee Tech's delivery of comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students, including academic support,...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $2,836,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) on September 1, 2024. The grant is designed to improve outcomes for students in five K-12 districts by emphasizing academic support and counseling to prepare them for postsecondary success. The award aligns with moderate and strong research evidence. The grant funding will support a 1-year project to...
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 federal Project Grant award, 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), will deliver comprehensive college access and success services to support low-income students in Indiana in obtaining secondary school diplomas and successfully enrolling in postsecondary education. The $4,995,000.00 grant, awarded to Purdue University, will fund a 1-year project from...
Arkansas Tech University was awarded a $2,005,484 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023. Funding will support supplemental activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic at the University located in Russellville, Arkansas. As a project grant awarded under the Education Stabilization Fund program,...
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...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education has awarded a $4,999,848.00 Project Grant under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334) to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This 1-year grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Tennessee to help them obtain secondary school...
The U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) awarded a $4,500,000 Project Grant to Utah Valley University (UVU) on September 1, 2024. The grant will support UVU's GEAR UP Utah project to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Utah over a one-year period, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025. The project involves collaborations with sub-grantees Utah State University, The...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,450,000 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE) for the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP program (CFDA 84.334) provides comprehensive support services to low-income students to help them obtain secondary school diplomas and successfully prepare for and enroll in postsecondary education....