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,...
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 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 Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Berea College $4,603,806.34 under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334) for the period of October 1, 2021 through December 15, 2022. The GEAR UP grant will support Berea College Student Industries in providing services to eligible low-income students and students with disabilities in Berea, KY to assist them in obtaining a secondary school diploma and...
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. has been awarded a $760,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) federal grant program (CFDA 84.334). The grant will support the University of Kansas' Kansas City Missouri Public Schools GEAR UP (KCMO GU) initiative, which aims to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance...
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...
This $4,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education supports the Montana GEAR UP program. The GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) federal grant initiative aims to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance postsecondary enrollment and success for low-income students, including those with disabilities. Through this award, the Board of Regents Montana, operating...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $4,800,000 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant to the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC). The grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive support services to assist low-income students in Rhode Island in obtaining secondary school diplomas and preparing for postsecondary education....
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....
This federal Project Grant award of $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334) will support the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) in providing comprehensive college access and success services to 6,500 students in 13 high-poverty school districts across Washington state. The GEAR UP program aims to increase high school graduation rates, improve college readiness, and enhance...