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Grant Awards: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): Partnership (84.334A)

Use the accordions below to find information about awards and grantees by year for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): Partnership (84.334A) grant competition.

FY 2025 GEAR UP: Partnership Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
Washington State UniversityWA2,738$2,190,400
Utah State UniversityUT2,316$1,852,798
University of HawaiiHI1,600$1,280,000
Utah State UniversityUT3,488$2,790,400

FY 2024 GEAR UP: Partnership Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1  Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
Arkansas Tech UniversityAR1,157$925,600
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District CA3,387 $2,709,600
Bibb County School District GA3,304$2,643,209
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. KS950$760,000
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. KS3,000$2,400,000
Appalachian State University NC6,252$5,000,000
Cleveland Municipal School DistrictOH255$204,000
ESC of Northeast Ohio OH4,660$3,680,000
Seminole State CollegeOK1,168$934,400
Tennessee Technological University TN1,781$1,424,800
Education Service Center Region 10TX4,508$3,606,400
Region One Education Service CenterTX6,039$4,831,200
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX 5,269$4,215,200
University of Texas at AustinTX5,768$4,614,400
University of Texas at AustinTX3,545$2,836,000
Victoria County Junior College DistrictTX426$191,072
James Madison UniversityVA402$321,600
University of WashingtonWA3,794$3,035,200
University of WashingtonWA4,044$3,235,200
Wichita State UniversityKS900$720,000

FY 2023 GEAR UP Partnership Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
University of Oklahoma GEAR UP for LIFEOK8,258$3,550,852
Weld County School District 6CO1,899$1,191,076
San Jose State University Research Foundation GEAR UP CA1,906$1,524,800
Montgomery County SchoolsNC577$461,600
California State University, FullertonCA773$618,400
University of WashingtonWA5,979$4,783,200

FY 2022 GEAR UP Partnership Abstracts

All FY 2022 GEAR UP Partnerships (New and Continuations)

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed StudentsYear 1 Budget
Concord UniversityWV4,011$2,903,509
DeSoto Independent School DistrictTX1,373$1,098,400
The University of Texas at AustinTX6,078$4,862,400
Miami Dade College-Kendall CampusFL2,232$1,785,600

FY 2021 GEAR UP Partnership Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
Akron Public SchoolsOH1,500$1,182,948
Alabama State UniversityAL4,495$3,596,000
Berea CollegeKY10,169$7,626,750
BoR, NSHE obo the University of Nevada, Las VegasNV3,276$2,620,554
BoR, NSHE obo the University of Nevada, Las VegasNV2,156$1,724,790
California State University Long Beach Research FoundationCA1,551$1,240,400
California State University, Dominguez HillsCA920$735,262
California State University, Dominguez HillsCA800$638,717
California State University, FullertonCA1,672$1,337,600
Clearview Local School DistrictOH250$200,000
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School DistrictOH800$640,000
Delta State UniversityMS2,727$2,181,600
Duval County Public SchoolsFL2,700$2,133,661
Education Service Center Region 10TX1,387$1,109,600
Jubilee AcademiesTX4,150$3,320,000
Kern Community College DistrictCA400$311,474
Region One Education Service CenterTX5,010$4,008,000
Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Lehman CollegeNY2,175$1,740,000
South Bend Community School CorporationIN2,356$1,884,800
The Regents of the University of California, Santa CruzCA1,633$1,306,400
The School District of PhiladelphiaPA5,493$4,394,400
University Corporation at Monterey BayCA1,700$1,240,000
University of California-IrvineCA950$760,000
Voorhees CollegeSC5,361$4,288,800
Winston-Salem State UniversityNC8,413$4,037,473
Wonderful College Prep AcademyCA1,551$1,240,800
Special School District No.1 MN2,714$1,417,227

All FY 2020 GEAR UP Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
Washington State University (One Vision Partnership)WA3,829$3,063,200
Washington State University (Harvest of Hope)WA4,271$3,416,800
Appalachian State University NC5,724$4,219,200
University Corporation of Monterey Bay (CSUMB)CA1,633$1,306,400
Texas A&M University (Heart of Texas Partnership Project)TX1,214$ 952,518
Eastern New Mexico University-RoswellNM1,876$1,500,800

All FY 2018 GEAR UP Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
Sul Ross State UniversityTX1173 $938,400 
Savannah State UniversityGA700 $560,000 
Berea CollegeKY9851 $7,880,800 
Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasAR1510 $1,208,000 
Ticonderoga Central School DistrictNY2075 $1,660,000 
Graham County Community College District- Eastern AZ CollegeAZ1395 $1,116,000 
Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaOK3339 $2,668,800 
Lufkin Independent School DistrictTX1123 $898,400 
DeSoto Independent School DistrictTX1473 $1,178,400 
Utah State UniversityUT3052 $2,441,600 
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaCA300 $240,000 
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaCA300 $240,000 
University of WashingtonWA2979 $2,383,200 
Berea CollegeKY9645 $7,716,000 
Vanguard AcademyTX1900 $1,520,000 
University of WashingtonWA4303 $3,442,400 
Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaOK4729 $3,783,200 
Region One Education Service CenterTX5675 $4,540,000 
Region One Education Service CenterTX8226 $6,580,800 
University of HawaiiHI1200 $960,000 
Norristown Area School DistrictPA1275 $1,020,000 
The Education Service Center Region 12TX3510 $2,808,000 
The Regents of the University of California, Santa CruzCA1630 $1,304,000 
Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaOK4154 $3,323,200 
Richland School District TwoSC3378 $2,289,332 
Metropolitan Nashville Public SchoolsTN2735 $1,923,531 
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeNY670 $ 536,000 
MiraCosta Community College DistrictCA3330 $1,666,784 
The University of Texas at AustinTX5485 $4,388,000 
The Regents of the University of California, IrvineCA1000 $800,000 
Saint Anselm CollegeNH1976 $1,572,534 
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCA5568 $4,454,400 
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCA5203 $4,162,400 
Ogden City School DistrictUT915 $732,000 
Hall County School District 2NE1078 $862,400 
Santa Cruz County School Superintendent's OfficeAZ798 $638,169 
The University of Texas at El PasoTX2719 $2,175,200 
West Kentucky Educational CooperativeKY1772 $1,417,204 
Iredell-Statesville SchoolsNC1700 $1,018,198 
School District 1J Multnomah County, OR (Portland Public Schools)OR1958 $1,566,400 
University of HawaiiHI650 $520,000 
The University of TennesseeTN1091 $752,523 
Bright Star Schools (aka Rise Kohyang High School)CA3260 $2,608,000 
Wichita State UniversityKS750 $600,000 
California State University, FullertonCA1400 $1,119,979 
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA837 $669,600 
Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI804 $357,544 
University of Central OklahomaOK1092 $873,600 
AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State UniversityAZ1250 $1,000,000 
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsIN3814 $3,051,200 
Dougherty County School SystemGA2111 $1,688,800 
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaCA1741 $1,392,800 
University of MontevalloAL4505 $3,604,000 
California State University, Dominguez HillsCA800 $635,914 
Passaic County Community CollegeNJ276 $220,800 

All FY 2017 GEAR UP Abstracts

New GranteesStateYear 1 Proposed Students ServedYear 1 Budget
University of WashingtonWA5,355$4,284,000
The Regents of the University of California, Santa CruzCA1,930$1,544,000
Cedar Hill Independent School DistrictTX1,209$967,200
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.KS3,328$2,662,400
Berea CollegeKY5,833$4,666,400
Lower Kuskokwim School DistrictAK1,564$1,251,200
Utah State UniversityUT2,955$2,187,197
Education Service Center Region 12TX3,789$3,031,200
Simpson UniversityCA883$666,400
Duval County Public SchoolsFL2,800$2,141,626
Fayetteville State UniversityNC1,516$1,200,000
The University of Texas at AustinTX5,299$4,239,200
Austin Independent School DistrictTX2,565$1,980,561
University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX3,906$3,124,800
Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeOK3,052$2,441,600
Board of Regents, NSHE obo University of Nevada Las VegasNV2,607$2,085,600
Vaughn Next Century Learning CenterCA2,015$1,612,000
Wichita State UniversityKS925$740,000
Washington State UniversityWA2,185$1,748,000
California State University, Dominguez HillsCA600$479,616
University of Hawaii on behalf of UH West OahuHI500$400,000
Seminole State CollegeOK1,001$800,800
Wichita State UniversityKS925$740,000
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School DistrictOH212$169,600
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