Timeline

Last competition: FY 2011
Application deadline: July 14, 2011

Federal Register Notices

• College Savings Account Research Demonstration Project—Request for Comments on the Notice of Proposed Priorities for Fiscal Year 2012 (dated June 1, 2012) | PDF. Comments due July 2, 2012.
• Overview MS Word (38K)
• Partnership Grants -- Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 dated June 14, 2011 PDF
• State Grants -- Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 dated June 14, 2011 PDF

Current Application

The archived FY 2011 applications below should be used for reference only.

Below are the "Application Instructions" documents that were published on Grants.gov for the FY 2011 competition. Only the program-specific forms required to complete this package are available in this document. Other necessary standard forms are only available on Grants.gov while an application is available for submission. For your reference, the Department has provided a forms library. Some of the forms referenced in this document may be found in the forms library.

FY 2011 Applications (archived)

• Partnership Grants MS Word (533K) | PDF (553K)
• State Grants MS Word (539K) | PDF (555K)

Tips and Assistance

Frequently Asked Questions about the FY 2011 grant competition

Review Process

Peer Reviewers Needed

If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the next GEAR UP competition, please complete the electronic application at the following Web site:

• http://opeweb.ed.gov/frs

Application Contact

Sariane Leigh, sariane.leigh@ed.gov
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7806

Express Mail Delivery* Only
James Davis
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
OPE, Student Service, GEARUP Program
K Street Location, 7th Floor
Washington DC 20202-8524
Telephone: (202) 502-7802

* Effective April 8, 2011 all express mail packages must be sent to a central U. S. Department of Education location for security screening and tracking before transfer to other headquarters buildings. Please direct express mail packages being delivered to program by UPS, FedEx, DSL, and similar carriers to the express mail address indicated.

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