84.334 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

Department of Education

Provides 6-or 7-year grants to States and partnerships to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible low-income students, including students with disabilities, to help the students obtain a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare for, and succeed in, postsecondary education. GEAR UP has two major service components. All projects provide a comprehensive set of early intervention services including mentoring, tutoring, academic and career counseling, services to increase parental involvement, and other college preparation activities like exposure to college campuses and financial aid information and assistance. Some projects provide college scholarships to participating students.

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Total Program Obligations*: (grants and loans)
  • 2009: $313,212,000
  • 2010: $321,501,000
  • 2011: $300,783,000
  • Consistency (Grants)200920102011
    percent or dollar amount of obligations that were over/under reported, or not reported at all
    Over Reported——$456
    Under Reported$237,075,074$96,127—
    Not Reported———
  • Completeness200920102011
    percent or dollar amount of obligations that failed each field
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    Principal State of Grant———
    Record Type———
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    Recipient Congressional District———
    Obligation Action Date Formatted Correctly———
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    Federal Award ID———
* Total program obligations reported in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
† No obligations reported in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

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