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-112024-001
- 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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- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Points of contact
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- Julius C Cotton julius.cotton@ed.gov (202) 245-6288
- Ben Witthoefft ben.witthoefft@ed.gov (202) 453-7576
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is offering Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants (Assistance Listing Number 84.334A). This discretionary grant program aims to provide support and maintain a commitment to eligible students from low-income backgrounds, including those with disabilities, to assist them in obtaining a secondary school diploma and preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education. Eligible applicants include other entities, public higher education institutions, and private higher education institutions. The application deadline is February 3, 2025, and the evaluation criteria focus on factors such as the quality of the project design, the adequacy of resources, and the quality of the management plan.
The estimated available funds for this opportunity are $35 million, with successful applicants potentially receiving grants ranging from $200,000 to $5,000,000, with an estimated average size of $1,200,000. The grants will fund 6- or 7-year projects, with a maximum award of $800 per student per 12-month budget period. The projects are expected to be implemented across multiple states, with a focus on delivering college access and success services to low-income student populations.
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-27054.pdf | ||
| 2022-26554.pdf |
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