Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334S
ID: ED-GRANTS-061125-002 • Type: Posted
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Overview
Agency
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 6/11/25 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-061125-002 for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334S with funding of $36.5 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
It is expected that 8 total grants will be made.
Timing
Posted Date
June 11, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 25, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: June 11, 2025Deadline: June 25, 2025
Last Updated
June 11, 2025, 11:44 a.m. EDT
Version
3
Archive Date
July 25, 2025
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
1. Eligible Applicants: States (as defined in section 103(20) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1003(20)), which includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States. Per congressional direction in Senate Report 118-84 (Pub. L. 118-47), only States without an active State GEAR UP grant, or States that have an active State GEAR UP grant that is scheduled to end prior to October 1, 2025, are eligible to receive a new State GEAR UP award in this competition. States with grants remaining open beyond October 1, 2025, for a no-cost extension period or for the sole purpose of data collection and analysis activities, are not considered active for purposes of implementing this directive.
Award Sizing
Ceiling
$5,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$36,500,000
Estimated Number of Grants
8
Contacts
Contact
Holly Clark
Management and Program Analyst
Contact Email
Email Description
Program Contact
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6408
Additional Information
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Student Support Service: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants, Assistance Listing Number 84.334S ; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
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