Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334S
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-030824-002
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity is from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants. Eligible applicants are state governments seeking 6-7 year grants ranging from $3-5 million to support low-income students, including those with disabilities, in obtaining secondary diplomas and preparing for postsecondary education. Applicants must be states without existing GEAR UP State grants or whose existing grants will end before October 1, 2024. Applications will be evaluated based on priorities, required and permissible services, and reporting requirements. The deadline for applications is May 7, 2024.
Awards will be made by September 30, 2024 to fund projects operating for 72 to 84 months. Up to $40 million total will be awarded in grants of $3 to $5 million each to support states in assisting eligible students. Grantees must provide services statewide to secondary and postsecondary institutions within their state over the grant period.
Synopsis
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.
Purpose of Program: The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program that encourages eligible entities to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible students from low-income backgrounds, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education. Under the GEAR UP program, the Department awards grants to two types of entities: (1) States and (2) Partnerships consisting of at least one degree-granting institution of higher education (IHE) and at least one local educational agency (LEA).
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.334S.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04914.pdf | ||
| 2022-26554.pdf |
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