Education Department Reopens GEAR UP State Grants Competition
Published Date: 6/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education is reopening the GEAR UP State Grants competition for 2025 and extending the application deadline to February 3, 2025. They’re removing some special preference rules to make the process smoother for states applying to help more students get ready for college. If you’re part of a state education team, this is your chance to grab funding and support early college awareness programs!
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GEAR UP 2025 Competition Reopened
The Department of Education reopened the GEAR UP State Grants competition for fiscal year 2025 and extended the deadline for transmittal of applications and intergovernmental review to February 3, 2025. If you are part of a state education team, this gives you another chance to submit an application for GEAR UP State Grants for FY 2025.
Some Competitive Preferences Removed
The Department corrected the notice by removing some competitive preference priorities from the FY 2025 GEAR UP State Grants notice inviting applications. This change is intended to make the application process smoother for states applying to help students prepare for college.
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