# Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334A

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-061125-001-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-student-service/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359673

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $5.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 29 awards worth $36.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 25, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-061125-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 25, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 29 |
| Total funding | $36.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.334 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

Purpose of Program: The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program that encourages eligible entities to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible students from low-income backgrounds, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education. Under the GEAR UP program, the Department awards grants to two types of entities: (1) States and (2) Partnerships consisting of at least one degree-granting institution of higher education (IHE) and at least one local educational agency (LEA).

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-061125-001 still open?

No. It closed on June 25, 2025.

### Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334A?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334A?

Closed June 25, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.0 million each. About $36.5 million in total across about 29 awards.

### Who has won Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Region One Education SRV Center, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oklahoma. The program made 247 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.