Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants)

The summary for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Education, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants): Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is to support early college preparation and awareness activities for low-income students. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.334A (Partnership grants). Applications for grants under the GEAR UP State and Partnership Competitions--CFDA Numbers 84.334S and CFDA 84.334A must be submitted electronically using e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. The telephone number for the e-Grants Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.

Federal Grant Title:	Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants)
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-012306-005
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.334
CFDA Descriptions:	Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Mar 09, 2006 Applications Available: January 23,
Posted Date:	Jan 23, 2006
Creation Date:	Jan 23, 2006
Archive Date:	Apr 08, 2006
Total Program Funding:	$24,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: (1) A State; or (2) a partnership consisting of (A) one or more local educational agencies acting on behalf of (i) one or more elementary schools or secondary schools, and (ii) the secondary schools that students from the schools described in (i) would normally attend; (B) one or more degree granting institutions of higher education; and (C) at least two community organizations or entities, such as businesses, professional associations, community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, State agencies, institutions or agencies sponsoring programs authorized under subpart 4 of part A of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, or other public or private agencies or organizations. Note: For partnership grants, the fiscal agent/applicant must be either an institution of higher education that is not pervasively sectarian or a local educational agency.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
Program Manager:
Angela Oliphant
Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW.,
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