Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

$2.8 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2025

Agency: Office of Postsecondary Education, Education, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 84.334
What it does: Provides 6-or 7-year grants to States and Partnerships 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. GEAR UP has two major service components. All projects provide a comprehensive set of early intervention services including mentoring, tutoring, academic and career counseling, services to increase parental involvement, and other college preparation activities like exposure to college campuses and financial aid information and assistance. Some projects provide college scholarships to participating students.
Who benefits: Low-income students and students in high-poverty schools.
Who applies: A State, or a partnership consisting of one or more local educational agencies and one or more degree granting institutions of higher education.
Authorized by: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 2
Program site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html. ↗

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Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

$2.8 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2025

Agency: Office of Postsecondary Education, Education, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 84.334
What it does: Provides 6-or 7-year grants to States and Partnerships 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. GEAR UP has two major service components. All projects provide a comprehensive set of early intervention services including mentoring, tutoring, academic and career counseling, services to increase parental involvement, and other college preparation activities like exposure to college campuses and financial aid information and assistance. Some projects provide college scholarships to participating students.
Who benefits: Low-income students and students in high-poverty schools.
Who applies: A State, or a partnership consisting of one or more local educational agencies and one or more degree granting institutions of higher education.
Authorized by: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 2
Program site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html. ↗