Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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Applicant Information

Timeline

Current GEAR UP State competition: FY 2024
Application Available: March 8, 2024
Application Deadline: May 7, 2024

Current GEAR UP Partnership competition: FY 2024
Application Available: March 8, 2024
Application Deadline: May 7, 2024

Federal Register Notices

Current Application

GEAR UP applications for FY 2024 must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov:
For the GEAR UP Partnership program (84.334A): https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352788
For the GEAR UP State program (84.334S): https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352789
To view full application instructions, follow the link above, then click Package, then Preview, then Download Instructions.”

Tips and Assistance

GEAR UP State Pre-Application Webinar Links Technical Assistance Workshops with Live Q&A

*Note: The pre-application webinar being presented will be identical in both presentations. Also, there is no registration process; simply click the link below or call in at the time of the session.

Click here to join the meeting for Tuesday, March 19 at 1:00pm Eastern
Or call in (audio only)
Phone #:+1 202-991-0393, United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 792 369 497#

Click here to join the meeting for Tuesday, March 26 at 1:00pm Eastern
Or call in (audio only)
Phone #:+1 202-991-0393 United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 897 606 707#

GEAR UP Partnership Pre-Application Webinar Links Technical Assistance Workshops with Live Q&A

*Note: The pre-application webinar being presented will be identical in both presentations. Also, there is no registration process; simply click the link below or call in at the time of the session.

Click here to join the meeting for Thursday, March 21 at 1:00pm Eastern
Or call in (audio only)
Phone #: +1 202-991-0393 United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 768 586 003#

Click here to join the meeting for Thursday, March 28 at 1:00pm Eastern
Or call in (audio only)
Phone #: +1 202-991-0393 United States, Washington DC
Phone Conference ID: 999 486 398#

Other Resources

Click here for the FY 2024 GEAR UP States Applicant Resource Brochure.

Click here for the FY 2024 GEAR UP Partnership Applicant Resource Brochure.

Click here to watch the New GEPA Requirement Training Video.

Peer Reviewers Needed

Office of Postsecondary Education peer reviewer information can be found in G6. Contact the program office for more information.

Application Contact

Ben Witthoefft, GEAR UP Team Lead, Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov, 202-453-7576
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education 
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-6450



   
Last Modified: 03/15/2024