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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

Agency: Department of Education

Assistance Listings
  • 84.334 -- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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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.

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Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

1. 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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Ben Witthoefft, U.S. Department of Education, 5th floor, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 453-7576. Email: Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
2022-26554.pdf
Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document
Nov 18, 2024 10:08 PM UTC
2024-27054.pdf
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Document
Nov 20, 2024 01:57 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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; Notice inviting Applications for New Awards

Archived: March 5, 2025

Application process

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Award

$35,000,000

Program Funding

29

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$5,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-112024-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

4

Posted date:

November 20, 2024

Archive date:

March 5, 2025

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