Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Support Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334A
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-030824-001
- 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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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This notice from the Department of Education announces Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants to provide support services to low-income students and help them obtain secondary degrees and prepare for postsecondary education. Eligible applicants are partnerships between institutions of higher education and local education agencies. Applications are due May 7, 2024 and will be evaluated based on need, project design, resources, personnel, and evaluation quality. Awards will range from $100,000 to $5 million each over a performance period of 72 to 84 months.
Approximately 34 awards totaling an estimated $40 million will be made. Partnership grants are intended to support students from low-income backgrounds across the nation in obtaining secondary school diplomas and preparing for success in postsecondary education through required services such as financial aid advising and academic preparation activities.
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) 84.334A.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04913.pdf | ||
| 2022-26554.pdf |
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