Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334A
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Department of Education is offering the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, aimed at supporting eligible students from low-income backgrounds in obtaining secondary school diplomas and preparing for postsecondary education. This discretionary grant program invites partnerships that include at least one degree-granting institution of higher education and one local educational agency, along with additional community organizations or entities, to collaborate on initiatives that foster educational success. With an estimated total program funding of $36.5 million and an award ceiling of $5 million, the Department anticipates awarding approximately 29 grants. Interested applicants must submit their proposals by June 25, 2025, and can reach out to Ben Witthoefft at the U.S. Department of Education for further information at Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov.
Eligible Applicants
- Eligible Applicants: Partnerships consisting of (a) at least one degree-granting IHE and (b) at least one LEA. Partnerships may include not less than two other community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional organizations, State agencies, institutions or agencies sponsoring programs authorized under the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program authorized in part A, subpart 4, of title IV of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.), or other public or private agencies or organizations (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21(c)(2)). Note: A Partnership under this competition must follow the procedures under 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 in developing a group application. This includes developing an agreement that details the activities that each member of the group plans to perform and binds each member of the group to every statement and assurance made by the applicant in the application. This agreement must be submitted with the application.