The U.S. Department of Education announced today the allocation of more than $80 million in grants to 26 recipients aimed at improving access to postsecondary education for students from low-income backgrounds. These grants are part of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative, which seeks to significantly increase the number of students from low-income backgrounds who are prepared to attend and succeed in postsecondary education.
“GEAR UP helps communities come together to start early in preparing young people to go to college and succeed,” said U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal. “The Biden-Harris Administration has fought to help all students reach their college dreams and go on to a better life.”
GEAR UP provides six- or seven-year grants to states and partnerships, focusing on middle and high schools with a significant proportion of students from low-income backgrounds. Eight grantees will receive awards through the GEAR UP State program, while 18 grantees will receive awards through the GEAR UP Partnership program.
Below is a list of the grant recipients:
State | Grantee | Amount of Grant | Type of Grant
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AR | Arkansas Tech University | $925,600 | Partnership
CA | Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District | $2,709,600 | Partnership
GA | Bibb County School District | $2,643,209 | Partnership
IN | Purdue University | $4,995,000 | State
KS | University of Kansas Center for Research (1) | $760,000 | Partnership
KS | University of Kansas Center for Research (2) | $2,400,000 | Partnership
KS | Wichita State University | $3,500,000 | State
MN | Minnesota Office of Higher Education | $4,450,000 | State
NC | Appalachian State University | $5,000,000 | Partnership
OH (1) | Cleveland Municipal School District | $204,000 | Partnership
OH (2) | ESC of Northeast Ohio | $3,680,000 | Partnership
OK | Seminole State College | $934,400 | Partnership
RI | Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner Rhode Island | $4,800,000 | State
TN (1) | Tennessee Technological University | $1,424,800 Partnership
TN (2) Tennessee Higher Education Commission $4,999.848 State
TX (1) Education Service Center Region 10 $3.606.400 Partnership
TX (2) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley $4.215.200 Partnership
TX (3) University of Texas at Austin (1) $4.614.400 Partnership
TX (4) University of Texas at Austin (2) $2.836.000 Partnership
TX (5) Region One Education Service Center $4.831.200 Partnership
TX (6) Victoria County Junior College District 191072 partnership
UT Utah Valley university 4500 .000 state VA James Madison university 321600 partnership WA university Washington 3035200 partnership WA Washington student achievement council state WY university Wyoming state Total
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