This federal Project Grant award of $1,424,800.00 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 was awarded to Tennessee Technological University on September 1, 2024 to provide comprehensive support services to low-income students in Cookeville, TN, with the goal of helping them obtain high school diplomas and successfully enroll in postsecondary...
The U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) 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 funding will be used to provide comprehensive support services, including academic support, financial aid guidance, college preparation activities, and...
This $4,831,200 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, will provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in the Edinburg, Texas region. The grant, awarded to the Region One Education Service Center, will fund a 6-year initiative focused on increasing high school graduation rates, improving college readiness, and enhancing...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE) a $4,450,000 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant (CFDA 84.334) to provide comprehensive support services to low-income students in Minnesota. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund a 1-year project period ending on August 31, 2025 with the goal of helping eligible students, including those with disabilities, obtain...
This $3,606,400 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education supports the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative. The funding will enable Education Service Center - Region 10, a local government entity in Richardson, Texas, to deliver comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students over a one-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The GEAR UP program...
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) was awarded a $4,614,400 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (CFDA 84.334) to substantially improve academic outcomes and foster college readiness among 5,018 students. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will fund UT Austin's GEAR UP MCR program designed to deliver comprehensive academic support, financial aid guidance, college...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,852,798.00 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 award, made to Utah State University on November 1, 2024, will fund a 6-7 year partnership program to provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students, including those with disabilities, across multiple states. Key services to be...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Arkansas Tech University (ATU) a $925,600 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Project Grant (CFDA 84.334). The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will provide comprehensive support services to help low-income students in the Russellville, AR area obtain secondary school diplomas and successfully enroll in postsecondary education. The GEAR UP program focuses...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $204,000 GEAR UP Partnership Project Grant (CFDA 84.334A) to the Cleveland Municipal School District (Cleveland Metropolitan School District) on September 1, 2024. This 1-year grant, titled "GEAR UP THE SCARAB 2031 (GUS31)", will provide comprehensive college access and success services to low-income students in Cleveland, Ohio through August 31, 2025. The funding supports academic support, financial aid...
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $2,836,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334). This grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, 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 project is aligned with moderate and strong research, and will be carried out in...