Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 031017 001
The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants opportunity (CFDA 84.334A) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Education to improve college readiness and postsecondary success for eligible low-income students. The program is designed to help students stay on track to earn a high school diploma and move into higher education with the academic preparation, guidance, and support they need to enroll and persist. The target population explicitly includes low-income students as well as students with disabilities and English learners, reflecting the program's focus on reducing long-standing opportunity gaps and improving access to college pathways.
This particular notice invites applications only for partnership grants, not State grants. Under GEAR UP, the Department funds two broad types of applicants: State entities and partnerships. Partnership grants must be led by a partnership that includes, at a minimum, institutions of higher education (IHEs) and local educational agencies (LEAs). In other words, the intent is to build formal collaborations between school systems and colleges or universities so that support can be delivered across the secondary-to-postsecondary transition in a coordinated way. While States can also be eligible applicants more generally, this competition is specifically aimed at partnership-based proposals, and the Department indicates that a separate notice would be used to solicit applications for State grants.
The services funded under GEAR UP are grounded in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended), which lays out both required activities and allowable (permissible) activities. For partnership grantees, the required components include providing students and families with financial aid information, pushing and supporting enrollment in rigorous coursework so students are less likely to need remediation once they reach college, and implementing activities that increase the number of students who graduate from high school, complete postsecondary applications, and actually enroll in a postsecondary program. Beyond those required elements, GEAR UP funds can support a broad menu of additional supports commonly associated with college access and success efforts, such as mentoring and tutoring, academic English language development supports, academic and career counseling, and structured exposure to college campuses. The notice also references scholarship support as an allowable use when implemented consistent with statutory requirements (notably the scholarship provisions described in section 404E of the HEA).
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as ED GRANTS 031017 001, categorized as a discretionary education grant, with an anticipated maximum award amount (award ceiling) of $7,000,000 and an estimate of about 20 awards. The timeline in the notice indicates applications became available March 10, 2017, with a deadline for transmittal of applications of April 19, 2017. Applicants are required to submit electronically through Grants.gov rather than emailing materials to the Department. The application package is accessed by searching the CFDA number in Grants.gov, and applicants are instructed to search using "84.334" (without the alpha suffix) to locate the correct downloadable package, complete it offline, and upload it for submission through the Grants.gov system.
Finally, the notice emphasizes that its public-facing summary is only a synopsis and that the authoritative requirements are contained in the official Federal Register application notice. That official notice is where applicants must look for the detailed eligibility rules, submission instructions, pre-application and application requirements, performance measures, priorities, and program contact information. In practical terms, anyone planning to apply would need to rely on the Federal Register notice to ensure their partnership structure, proposed services, reporting approach, and compliance plan align with the statutory and competition-specific requirements for GEAR UP partnership grants.Apply for ED GRANTS 031017 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants) CFDA Number 84.334A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.334.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2017 Applications Available March 10, 2017. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 19, 2017.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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