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## Timeline

**Current GEAR UP State competition: FY 2024**Application Available: March 8, 2024Application Deadline: May 7, 2024

**Current GEAR UP Partnership competition: FY 2024**Application Available: March 8, 2024Application Deadline: May 7, 2024

## Federal Register Notices

                - FY 2024 GEAR UP State competition Notice Inviting Applications 
                - FY 2024 GEAR UP Partnership competition Notice Inviting Applications 

## Current Application

**GEAR UP applications for FY 2024 must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov:**For the GEAR UP Partnership program (84.334A): https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352788To view full application instructions, follow the link above, then click Package, then Preview, then Download Instructions.”

Click here  for a Word version of the fillable program-specific forms. Please do not alter the content or structure of the forms. They should be uploaded in the “Other Attachments” section of your Grants.gov application.
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352789
Click here for a Word version of the fillable program-specific forms. Please do not alter the content or structure of the forms. They should be uploaded in the “Other Attachments” section of your Grants.gov application.

Tips and AssistanceGEAR UP State Pre-Application Webinar Links Technical Assistance Workshops with Live Q&A
*Note: The pre-application webinar being presented will be identical in both presentations. Also, there is no registration process; simply click the link below or call in at the time of the session.
Click here to join the meeting**for Tuesday, March 19 at 1:00pm Eastern****Or call in (audio only)**Phone #:+1 202-991-0393,   United States, Washington DC Phone Conference ID: 792 369 497# 
Click here to join the meeting

### GEAR UP Partnership Pre-Application Webinar Links Technical Assistance Workshops with Live Q&A

*Note: The pre-application webinar being presented will be identical in both presentations. Also, there is no registration process; simply click the link below or call in at the time of the session.
Click here to join the meetingClick here to join the meeting

### Other Resources

Click here for the FY 2024 GEAR UP States Applicant Resource Brochure. 

Click here for the FY 2024 GEAR UP Partnership Applicant Resource Brochure.

Click here to watch the New GEPA Requirement Training Video.

## Peer Reviewers Needed

Office of Postsecondary Education peer reviewer information can be found in G6.  Contact the program office for more information.

## Application Contact

Ben Witthoefft, GEAR UP Team Lead, Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov, 202-453-7576Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate ProgramsU.S. Department of EducationOffice of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, DC 20202-6450

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