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UP’s indicators of the success of the 

program. Accordingly, we request that 

applicants include these performance 

measures in conceptualizing the design, 

implementation, and evaluation of their 

proposed projects. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

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Nasser H. Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27054 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Gaining 

Early Awareness and Readiness for 

Undergraduate Programs (State 

Grants) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for Gaining Early 

Awareness and Readiness for 

Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) 

State Grants. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: November 20, 

2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: February 3, 2025. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 4, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045), and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Witthoefft, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

5th Floor, Washington, DC 20202–6450. 

Telephone: 202–453–7576. Email: 

Ben.Witthoefft@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The GEAR UP 

program is a discretionary grant 

program that encourages eligible entities 

to provide support, and maintain a 

commitment, to eligible students from 

low-income backgrounds, including 

students with disabilities, to assist the 

students in obtaining a secondary 

school diploma (or its recognized 

equivalent) and to prepare for and 

succeed in postsecondary education. 

Under the GEAR UP program, the 

Department awards grants to two types 

of entities: (1) States and (2) 

Partnerships consisting of at least one 

degree-granting institution of higher 

education (IHE) and at least one local 

educational agency (LEA). 

Assistance Listing Number: 84.334S. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0821. 

Background: In this notice, the 

Department invites applications for 

State grants only. We will invite 

applications for Partnership grants in 

another notice published in the Federal 

Register. Required services under the 

GEAR UP program are specified in 

section 404D(a) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 

U.S.C. 1070a–24(a)), and permissible 

services under the GEAR UP program 

are specified in section 404D(b) and (c) 

of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(b) and 

(c)). Grantee activities must include 

providing financial aid information for 

postsecondary education, encouraging 

enrollment in rigorous and challenging 

coursework in order to reduce the need 

for remediation at the postsecondary 

education level, implementing activities 

to improve the number of participating 

students who obtain a secondary school 

diploma and who complete applications 

for and enroll in a program of 

postsecondary education, and providing 

scholarships as specified in section 

404E of the HEA. Activities may also 

include mentoring; tutoring; supporting 

dual or concurrent enrollment 

programs; providing special programs or 

tutoring in science, technology, 

engineering, or mathematics (STEM); 

academic and career counseling; 

financial and economic literacy 

education; and exposure to college 

campuses. Additional permissible 

activities for State grantees are specified 

in sections 404D(b) and (c) of the HEA. 

Priorities: This notice contains four 

competitive preference priorities and 

one invitational priority. In accordance 

with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii) and (iv), 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 is 

from section 404A(b)(3) of the HEA (20 

U.S.C. 1070a–21(b)(3)) and the GEAR 

UP program regulations (34 CFR 

694.19). Competitive Preference 

Priorities 2 and 3 are from the 

Secretary’s Final Supplemental 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70612) 

(Supplemental Priorities). Competitive 

Preference Priority 4 is from 34 CFR 

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1https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ReviewedStudies#. 

2Student Homelessness in America—School 

Years 2019–20 to 2021–22 https://nche.ed.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2023/12/SY-21-22-EHCY-DataSummary_FINAL.pdf. 

3Missed Opportunities: Education Among Youth 

Experiencing Homelessness in America https://

schoolhouseconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/ 

imported-files/ChapinHall_VoYC_EducationBrief.pdf. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2025 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to 

an additional 15 points to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets the competitive 

preference priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Successful State GEAR UP grant prior to 

August 14, 2008 (0 or 2 points). 

We give priority to an eligible 

applicant for a State GEAR UP grant that 

has both— 

(a) Carried out a successful State 

GEAR UP grant prior to August 14, 

2008, determined on the basis of data 

(including outcome data) submitted by 

the applicant as part of its annual and 

final performance reports, and the 

applicant’s history of compliance with 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements; and 

(b) A prior demonstrated commitment 

to early intervention leading to college 

access through collaboration and 

replication of successful strategies. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Increasing Postsecondary Education 

Access, Affordability, Completion, and 

Post-Enrollment Success (up to 5 

points). 

Projects that are designed to increase 

postsecondary access, affordability, 

completion, and success for 

underserved students by establishing a 

system of high-quality data collection 

and analysis, such as data on 

persistence, retention, completion, and 

post-college outcomes, for transparency, 

accountability, and institutional 

improvement. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and 

Academic Needs (up to 5 points). 

Projects that are designed to improve 

students’ social, emotional, academic, 

and career development, with a focus on 

underserved students, through fostering 

partnerships, including across 

government agencies (e.g., housing, 

human services, employment agencies), 

local educational agencies, communitybased organizations, adult learning 

providers, and postsecondary education 

intuitions, to provide comprehensive 

services to students and families that 

support students’ social, emotional, 

mental health, and academic needs, and 

that are inclusive with regard to race, 

ethnicity, culture, language, and 

disability status. 

Competitive Preference Priority 4— 

Moderate Evidence (0 or 3 points). 

Applications supported by evidence 

that meets the conditions in the 

definition of ‘‘moderate evidence’’ (as 

defined in this notice). 

Note: To address this priority, an applicant 

may submit up to two study citations that it 

believes support the implementation of a 

GEAR UP authorized activity proposed in the 

application and that meet the moderate 

evidence standard. For State grantees, 

required GEAR UP services are specified in 

section 404D(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

24(a)), and permissible services are specified 

in section 404D(b) and (c) of the HEA (20 

U.S.C. 1070a–24(b) and (c)). 

Applicants can cite What Works 

Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention 

reports, WWC practice guides, or 

individual studies, including those 

already listed in the Department’s WWC 

Database of Individual Studies 1 and 

those that have not yet been reviewed 

by the WWC. 

The proposed studies must be cited in 

the application section for Competitive 

Preference Priority 4 as well as on the 

Evidence Form. Applicants must also 

describe: (1) the project component(s) 

from the cited research they intend to 

implement in their GEAR UP project, (2) 

the relevant outcome(s) that are 

included in both the study (or WWC 

practice guide or intervention report) 

and in the proposed project, (3) the 

research findings suggesting a favorable 

relationship between the project 

component and the relevant outcome, 

and (4) how the population and/or 

settings in the cited research overlap 

with that of the proposed project. The 

Department will review the research 

cited by the applicant to determine 

whether it meets the requirements for 

moderate evidence and whether it is 

sufficiently aligned with the proposed 

project. 

Invitational Priority—Supporting 

Highly Mobile Youth. 

Background: Compared to their peers, 

highly mobile youth, including youth 

who experience homelessness, foster 

care, and/or are disconnected from 

school and work, including students 

who are or have been involved in the 

criminal justice system, are less likely to 

graduate high school, enroll in college, 

or earn a degree.2 Multiple school 

changes compounded by other life 

circumstances outside of their control 

result in many highly mobile youth 

being unable to access the financial 

resources, mentorship, support, 

stability, and guidance needed to 

complete postsecondary education or 

training programs.3

The Department believes that the 

GEAR UP State grant program, which 

allows States to identify and serve 

priority students as defined in section 

404D(d), including students in foster 

care, students experiencing 

homelessness and other disconnected 

students, can play a key role in 

addressing gaps in high school 

graduation, college enrollment and 

college completion between highly 

mobile students and their peers. 

Through this invitational priority, we 

invite State applicants to propose 

projects that are designed to prioritize 

this student population. 

For FY 2025 and any subsequent year 

in which we make awards from the list 

of unfunded applications from this 

competition, this priority is an 

invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(1), we do not give an 

application that meets this invitational 

priority a competitive or absolute 

preference over other applications. 

This priority is: 

Projects that propose to prioritize 

services to highly mobile students, 

including students experiencing (or who 

have experienced) foster care and 

homelessness, homeless students, and 

students disconnected from school and 

work, including students who are or 

have been involved in the criminal 

justice system. An applicant should 

describe in its application how it will 

use grant funding to reduce barriers to 

college enrollment and completion for 

these students both by (1) proactively 

identifying students who are GEAR UPeligible by virtue of their status as 

homeless, foster care, and/or 

disconnected students, and (2) 

providing GEAR UP scholarships and 

support services that are targeted to the 

needs of these students. 

Definitions: The definitions of 

‘‘experimental study,’’ ‘‘logic model,’’ 

‘‘moderate evidence,’’ ‘‘project 

component,’’ ‘‘quasi-experimental 

design study,’’ ‘‘relevant outcome,’’ and 

‘‘What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Handbooks (WWC Handbooks)’’ are 

from 34 CFR 77.1(c). The definitions of 

‘‘children or students with disabilities,’’ 

‘‘disconnected youth,’’ ‘‘English 

learner,’’ and ‘‘underserved student’’ are 

from the Supplemental Priorities. 

Experimental study means a study 

that is designed to compare outcomes 

between two groups of individuals 

(such as students) that are otherwise 


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equivalent except for their assignment 

to either a treatment group receiving a 

project component or a control group 

that does not. Randomized controlled 

trials, regression discontinuity design 

studies, and single-case design studies 

are the specific types of experimental 

studies that, depending on their design 

and implementation (e.g., sample 

attrition in randomized controlled trials 

and regression discontinuity design 

studies), can meet What Works 

Clearinghouse (WWC) standards 

without reservations as described in the 

WWC Handbooks: 

(i) A randomized controlled trial 

employs random assignment of, for 

example, students, teachers, classrooms, 

or schools to receive the project 

component being evaluated (the 

treatment group) or not to receive the 

project component (the control group). 

(ii) A regression discontinuity design 

study assigns the project component 

being evaluated using a measured 

variable (e.g., assigning students reading 

below a cutoff score to tutoring or 

developmental education classes) and 

controls for that variable in the analysis 

of outcomes. 

(iii) A single-case design study uses 

observations of a single case (e.g., a 

student eligible for a behavioral 

intervention) over time in the absence 

and presence of a controlled treatment 

manipulation to determine whether the 

outcome is systematically related to the 

treatment. 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. 

Note: In developing logic models, 

applicants may want to use resources such as 

the Regional Educational Laboratory 

Program’s (REL Pacific) Education Logic 

Model Application, available at https://

ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/ 

elm.asp, to help design their logic models. 

Other sources include: https://ies.ed.gov/ 

ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_

2014025.pdf, https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/ 

regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014007.pdf, and 

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/ 

northeast/pdf/REL_2015057.pdf. 

Moderate evidence means that there is 

evidence of effectiveness of a key 

project component in improving a 

relevant outcome for a sample that 

overlaps with the populations or 

settings proposed to receive that 

component, based on a relevant finding 

from one of the following: 

(i) A practice guide prepared by the 

WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 

of the WWC Handbooks reporting a 

‘‘strong evidence base’’ or ‘‘moderate 

evidence base’’ for the corresponding 

practice guide recommendation; 

(ii) An intervention report prepared 

by the WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, 

or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks reporting 

a ‘‘positive effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

positive effect’’ on a relevant outcome 

based on a ‘‘medium to large’’ extent of 

evidence, with no reporting of a 

‘‘negative effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

negative effect’’ on a relevant outcome; 

or 

(iii) A single experimental study or 

quasi-experimental design study 

reviewed and reported by the WWC 

using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the 

WWC Handbooks, or otherwise assessed 

by the Department using version 4.1 of 

the WWC Handbooks, as appropriate, 

and that— 

(A) Meets WWC standards with or 

without reservations; 

(B) Includes at least one statistically 

significant and positive (i.e., favorable) 

effect on a relevant outcome; 

(C) Includes no overriding statistically 

significant and negative effects on 

relevant outcomes reported in the study 

or in a corresponding WWC 

intervention report prepared under 

version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC 

Handbooks; and 

(D) Is based on a sample from more 

than one site (e.g., State, county, city, 

school district, or postsecondary 

campus) and includes at least 350 

students or other individuals across 

sites. Multiple studies of the same 

project component that each meet 

requirements in paragraphs (iii)(A), (B), 

and (C) of this definition may together 

satisfy the requirement in this paragraph 

(iii)(D). 

Note: The WWC Procedures and Standards 

Handbook (Version 4.1), as well as the more 

recent WWC Handbook released in August 

2022 (Version 5.0), are available at https://

ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Handbooks. 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). 

Quasi-experimental design study 

means a study using a design that 

attempts to approximate an 

experimental study by identifying a 

comparison group that is similar to the 

treatment group in important respects. 

This type of study, depending on design 

and implementation (e.g., establishment 

of baseline equivalence of the groups 

being compared), can meet WWC 

standards with reservations, but cannot 

meet WWC standards without 

reservations, as described in the WWC 

Handbooks. 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. 

Underserved student means a student 

in postsecondary education in one or 

more of the following subgroups: 

(a) A student who is living in poverty 

or is served by schools with high 

concentrations of students living in 

poverty. 

(b) A student of color. 

(c) A student who is a member of a 

federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

(d) An English learner. 

(e) A child or student with a 

disability. 

(f) A disconnected youth. 

(g) A migrant student. 

(h) A student experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity. 

(i) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, queer or questioning, or 

intersex (LGBTQI+) student. 

(j) A student who is in foster care. 

(k) A pregnant, parenting, or 

caregiving student. 

(l) A student who is the first in their 

family to attend postsecondary 

education. 

(m) A student who is enrolled in or 

is seeking to enroll in postsecondary 

education who is eligible for a Pell 

Grant. 

For purposes of the definition of 

underserved student only— 

Children or students with disabilities 

means children with disabilities as 

defined in section 602(3) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)) and 34 

CFR 300.8, or students with disabilities, 

as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(37), 705(20)(B)); 

Disconnected youth means an 

individual, between the ages 14 and 24, 

who may be from a low-income 

background, experiences homelessness, 

is in foster care, is involved in the 

justice system, or is not working or not 

enrolled in (or at risk of dropping out of) 

an educational institution; and 

English learner means an individual 

who is an English learner as defined in 

section 8101(20) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, or an individual who is an 

English language learner as defined in 

section 203(7) of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Handbooks (WWC Handbooks) means 


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the standards and procedures set forth 

in the WWC Procedures and Standards 

Handbook, Version 5.0, or in the WWC 

Standards Handbook, Version 4.0 or 4.1, 

or in the WWC Procedures Handbook, 

Version 4.0 or 4.1, the WWC Procedures 

and Standards Handbook, Version 3.0 or 

Version 2.1 (all incorporated by 

reference, see § 77.2). Study findings 

eligible for review under WWC 

standards can meet WWC standards 

without reservations, meet WWC 

standards with reservations, or not meet 

WWC standards. WWC practice guides 

and intervention reports include 

findings from systematic reviews of 

evidence as described in the WWC 

Handbooks documentation. 

Note: The WWC Procedures Handbook 

(Version 4.0 or 4.1), the WWC Standards 

Handbook (Version 4.0 or 4.1), and the more 

recent WWC Procedures and Standards 

Handbook released in August 2022 (Version 

5.0), are available at https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/ 

wwc/Handbooks. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

21–1070a–28. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and must be 

operated in a manner consistent with the 

nondiscrimination requirements contained in 

Federal civil rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Guidelines to Agencies 

on Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Guidance for Federal 

Financial Assistance in 2 CFR part 200, 

as adopted and amended as regulations 

of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. 

(d) The regulations for this program in 

34 CFR part 694. (e) The Supplemental 

Priorities. 

Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant 

applicants must follow the provisions stated 

in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial 

Assistance (89 FR 30046, April 22, 2024) 

when preparing an application. For more 

information about these regulations please 

visit: https://www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/ 

uniform-guidance/. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$398,000,000 for GEAR UP for FY 2025, 

of which we intend to use an estimated 

$35,000,000 for the State competition. 

The actual level of funding, if any, 

depends on final congressional action. 

However, we are inviting applications to 

allow enough time to complete the grant 

process if Congress appropriates funds 

for this program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$3,000,000–$5,000,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$4,000,000. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

an award for a State grant exceeding 

$5,000,000 for a single budget period of 

12 months. Additionally, no funding 

will be awarded for increases in years 2 

through 7. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 8. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Either 72 months or 84 

months. 

Note: An applicant that wishes to seek 

funding for a seventh project year (i.e., for a 

project period greater than 72 months) in 

order to provide project services to GEAR UP 

students through their first year of attendance 

at an IHE must propose to do so in its 

application. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: States (as 

defined in section 103(20) of the HEA 

(20 U.S.C. 1003(20)), which includes the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 

District of Columbia, Guam, American 

Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the Freely 

Associated States. Per congressional 

direction in Senate Report 118–84 (Pub. 

L. 118–47), only States without an 

active State GEAR UP grant, or States 

that have an active State GEAR UP grant 

that is scheduled to end prior to October 

1, 2025, are eligible to receive a new 

State GEAR UP award in this 

competition. States with grants 

remaining open beyond October 1, 2025, 

for a no-cost extension period or for the 

sole purpose of data collection and 

analysis activities, are not considered 

active for purposes of implementing this 

directive. 

2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section 

404C(b)(1) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

23(b)(1)) requires grantees under this 

program to provide from State, local, 

institutional, or private funds, not less 

than 50 percent of the cost of the 

program (or one dollar of non-Federal 

funds for every one dollar of Federal 

funds awarded), which may be provided 

in cash or in-kind. The provision also 

specifies that the match may be accrued 

over the full duration of the grant award 

period, except that the grantee must 

make substantial progress toward 

meeting the matching requirement in 

each year of the grant award period. 

Section 404C(c) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1070a–23(c)) provides that in-kind 

contributions may include (1) the 

amount of the financial assistance 

obligated under GEAR UP to students 

from State, local, institutional, or 

private funds, (2) the amount of tuition, 

fees, room or board waived or reduced 

for recipients of financial assistance 

under GEAR UP, (3) the amount 

expended on documented, targeted, 

long-term mentoring and counseling 

provided by volunteers or paid staff of 

non-school organizations, including 

businesses, religious organizations, 

community groups, postsecondary 

educational institutions, nonprofit and 

philanthropic organizations, and other 

organizations, and (4) equipment and 

supplies, cash contributions from nonFederal sources, transportation 

expenses, in-kind or discounted 

program services, indirect costs, and 

facility usage. 

Grantees must include a budget 

detailing the source of the matching 

funds and must provide an outline of 

the types of matching contributions for 

at least the first year of the grant in their 

grant applications. Consistent with 2 

CFR 200.306(b), any matching funds 

must be an allowable use of funds 

consistent with the GEAR UP program 

requirements and the cost principles 

described in subpart E of 2 CFR part 

200, and not included as a contribution 

for any other Federal award. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

competition involves supplement, not 

supplant funding requirements. Under 

section 404B(e) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1070a–22(e)), grant funds awarded 

under this program must be used to 

supplement, and not supplant, other 

Federal, State, and local funds that 

would otherwise be expended to carry 

out activities assisted under this 

program. 

c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: For 

entities eligible to apply to this 

competition, the program regulations at 

34 CFR 694.11 limit indirect cost 

reimbursement to the rate determined in 

the entity’s negotiated indirect cost rate 

agreement, or 8 percent of a modified 

total direct cost base, whichever amount 

is less. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

d. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 


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4Excluding the provision of funds for 

postsecondary scholarships required by HEA 

section 404D(a)(4). 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Guidance for 

Federal Financial Assistance. 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 

75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under this 

competition may award subgrants to the 

following types of entities: LEAs, State 

educational agencies, IHEs, and 

nonprofit organizations. The grantee 

may only award subgrants to entities it 

has identified in an approved 

application. Under 34 CFR 75.708(d), 

grantees must ensure that (1) subgrants 

are awarded on the basis of an approved 

budget that is consistent with the 

grantee’s approved application and all 

applicable Federal statutory, regulatory, 

and other requirements; (2) every 

subgrant includes any conditions 

required by Federal statute and 

executive orders and their 

implementing regulations; and (3) 

subgrantees are aware of requirements 

imposed upon them by Federal statute 

and regulation, including the Federal 

anti-discrimination laws enforced by the 

Department. 

4. Other—General Application 

Requirements: All applicants must meet 

the following application requirements 

in order to be considered for funding. 

The application requirements are from 

sections 404C(a) and 404E of the HEA 

(20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a); 20 U.S.C. 

1070a–25) and from 34 CFR 75.112. 

In order for an eligible entity to 

qualify for a grant under the GEAR UP 

program, the eligible entity must submit 

to the Secretary an application for 

carrying out a GEAR UP program that— 

(a) Describes the activities for which 

assistance under this program is sought, 

including how the eligible entity will 

carry out the required activities 

described in section 404D(a) of the HEA; 

(b) Describes, in the case of an eligible 

entity described in section 404A(c)(1) of 

the HEA, how the eligible entity will 

meet the requirements of section 404E 

of the HEA; 

(c) Provides assurances that adequate 

administrative and support staff will be 

responsible for coordinating the 

activities described in section 404D of 

the HEA; 

(d) Provides assurances that activities 

assisted under this program will not 

displace an employee or eliminate a 

position at a school assisted under this 

program, including a partial 

displacement such as a reduction in 

hours, wages, or employment benefits; 

(e) Describes, in the case of an eligible 

entity described in section 404A(c)(1) of 

the HEA that chooses to use a cohort 

approach, how the eligible entity will 

define the cohorts of the students served 

by the eligible entity pursuant to section 

404B(d) of the HEA, and how the 

eligible entity will serve the cohorts 

through grade 12, including— 

(1) How vacancies in the program will 

be filled; and 

(2) How the eligible entity will serve 

students attending different secondary 

schools; 

(f) Describes how the eligible entity 

will coordinate programs under this 

program with other existing Federal, 

State, or local programs to avoid 

duplication and maximize the number 

of students served; 

(g) Provides such additional 

assurances as the Secretary determines 

necessary to ensure compliance with the 

requirements of this program; 

(h) Provides information about the 

activities that will be carried out by the 

eligible entity to support systemic 

changes from which future cohorts of 

students will benefit; 

(i) Describes the sources of matching 

funds that will enable the eligible entity 

to meet the matching requirement 

described in section 404C(b); and 

(j) Demonstrates, in the case of an 

eligible entity that is requesting to use 

more than 50 percent of grant funds on 

GEAR UP early intervention activities 

and less than 50 percent of grant funds 

on scholarships, that the eligible entity 

has another means or multiple means of 

providing scholarships that meet the 

minimum Pell Grant requirements 

under 20 U.S.C. 1070a–25(d) to students 

eligible for a GEAR UP scholarship 

under 20 U.S.C. 1070a–25(g). A State 

requesting an exception from the 

requirement that it spend at least 50 

percent of its grant dollars on 

scholarships must provide, in its 

application, documentation of the other 

means of providing scholarships to 

students eligible for a GEAR UP 

scholarship under 20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

25(g), such as a comprehensive list of 

other sources of aid that reduce or 

eliminate the need for the grantee to 

provide GEAR UP scholarships to 

eligible students out of its Federal 

funding; the projected number of 

students that the grantee expects to 

receive aid through those sources (e.g. 

based on past cohorts, if applicable); 

and, if any, an estimated number of 

students eligible for a GEAR UP 

scholarship that are not expected to 

receive aid through those other sources. 

(k) Applicants must include a logic 

model (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)) or 

other conceptual framework. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045), and 

available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs, which contain 

requirements and information on how to 

submit an application. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in subpart E of 2 CFR 

part 200. We reference regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

Under HEA section 404E(b)(1) (20 

U.S.C. 1070a–25(b)(1)), a State must use 

not less than 25 percent and not more 

than 50 percent of the grant funds for 

GEAR UP project activities described in 

HEA section 404D,4 with the remainder 

of grant funds spent on scholarships to 

eligible GEAR UP students described in 

HEA section 404E. However, HEA 

section 404E(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

25(b)(2)) permits the Secretary to allow 

a State to use more than 50 percent of 

grant funds received under this program 

for GEAR UP project activities described 

in HEA section 404D if the State 

demonstrates that it has another means 

of providing the students eligible for a 

GEAR UP scholarship as defined under 

20 U.S.C. 1070a–25(g) with the financial 

assistance described in HEA section 

404E and describes such means in the 

State’s application. 

4. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 65 pages and (2) use the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1’’ margins at the top, 

bottom, and both sides. 

• Double-space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, excluding titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, captions as well as all text in 

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• Use a font that is either 12-point 

font or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to the cover sheet; the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; the assurances and 

certifications; a scholarship waiver 

justification; or the one-page abstract. 

However, the recommended page limit 

does apply to all of the application 

narrative. 

We recommend that any application 

addressing the competitive preference 

priorities and/or invitational priority 

include no more than three additional 

pages for each priority addressed. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 and are as follows: 

(a) Need for project. (up to 10 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the the 

need for the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the need for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers: 

(i) The data presented (including a 

comparison to local, State, regional, 

national, or international data) that 

demonstrates the issue, challenge, or 

opportunity to be addressed by the 

proposed project (up to 4 points); 

(ii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will focus on serving or 

otherwise addressing the needs of 

underserved populations; (up to 3 

points) and 

(iii) The extent to which the specific 

nature and magnitude of gaps or 

challenges are identified and the extent 

to which these gaps or challenges will 

be addressed by the services, supports, 

infrastructure, or opportunities 

described in the proposed project (up to 

3 points). 

(b) Quality of the project design. (up 

to 30 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the design of the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers: 

(i) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified, measurable, and ambitious 

yet achievable within the project period, 

and aligned with the purposes of the 

grant program (up to 8 points); 

(ii) The quality of the logic model or 

other conceptual framework underlying 

the proposed project, including how 

inputs are related to outcomes (up to 8 

points); 

(iii) How the applicant will ensure 

that a diversity of perspectives, 

including those from underserved 

populations, are brought to bear in the 

design, implementation, operation, 

evaluation, and improvement of the 

proposed project, including those of 

parents, educators, community-based 

organizations, civil rights organizations, 

the business community, a variety of 

disciplinary and professional fields, 

recipients or beneficiaries of services, or 

others, as appropriate (up to 7 points); 

and 

(iv) The likelihood that the proposed 

project will result in systemic change 

that supports continuous, sustainable, 

and measurable improvement (up to 7 

points). 

(c) Adequacy of resources. (up to 15 

points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers: 

(i) The adequacy of support for the 

project, including facilities, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources, from the 

applicant or the lead applicant 

organization (up to 5 points); 

(ii) The relevance and demonstrated 

commitment of each partner in the 

proposed project to the implementation 

and success of the project (up to 5 

points); and 

(iii) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project and the costs are reasonable in 

relation to the objectives, design, and 

potential significance of the proposed 

project (up to 5 points). 

(d) Quality of project personnel. (up to 

20 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the personnel who will carry 

out the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of 

project personnel, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the 

applicant demonstrates that it has 

project personnel or a plan for hiring of 

personnel who are members of groups 

that have historically encountered 

barriers, or who have professional or 

personal experiences with barriers, 

based on one or more of the following: 

economic disadvantage; disability; 

living in a rural location; experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity (up 

to 5 points). 

(3) In addition, the Secretary 

considers: 

(i) The extent to which the project 

director or principal investigator, when 

hired, has the qualifications required for 

the project, including formal training or 

work experience in fields related to the 

objectives of the project and experience 

in designing, managing, or 

implementing similar projects for the 

target population to be served by the 

project (up to 5 points); 

(ii) The extent to which the key 

personnel in the project, when hired, 

have the qualifications required for the 

proposed project, including formal 

training or work experience in fields 

related to the objectives of the project, 

and represent or have lived experiences 

of the target population (up to 5 points); 

and 

(iii) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project (up to 5 points). 

(e) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(up to 25 points) 

(1) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

project evaluation, the Secretary 

considers: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

include the use of objective performance 

measures that are clearly related to the 

intended outcomes of the project and 

will produce quality data that are 

quantitative and qualitative (up to 10 

points); 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation or other evidence-building 

will provide performance feedback and 

provide formative, diagnostic, or interim 

data that is a periodic assessment of 

progress toward achieving intended 

outcomes (up to 10 points); and 

(iii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include an experimental 

study, a quasi-experimental design 

study, or a correlational study with 

statistical controls for selection bias 

(such as regression methods to account 

for differences between a treatment 

group and a comparison group) to assess 

the effectiveness of the project on 

relevant outcomes (up to 5 points). 

Note: For the selection criterion ‘‘Quality 

of personnel’’ in paragraph (d), applicants are 

encouraged to include in their application 

that they are committed to paying their staff 

a living wage for the local area and providing 

benefits. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

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objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

As required by 20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(d), 

a panel of non-Federal reviewers will 

review each application for this 

competition in accordance with the 

procedures described in 34 CFR 75.217. 

The individual scores of the reviewers 

will be added and the sum divided by 

the number of reviewers to determine 

the peer review score received in the 

review process. 

If there are insufficient funds for all 

applications with the same total scores, 

the Secretary will select among tied 

applications according to the following 

procedures. The first tiebreaker criterion 

will be to select for funding the tied 

applicant(s) representing the State(s) 

that has gone longest since being funded 

under the GEAR UP State program. The 

second tiebreaker will be to fund, from 

the States tied after implementing the 

first tiebreaker, the States with the 

highest percentage of individuals living 

in poverty based on Small Area Income 

and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE) 

data (age range 5–17) or decennial 

census data, as appropriate. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus 

all the other Federal funds you receive 

exceed $10,000,000. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN), or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We also may 

notify you informally. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. See the 

standards in 2 CFR 170.105 to 

determine whether you are covered by 

2 CFR part 170. 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case, the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: The 

performance measures for the GEAR UP 

Program are established for purposes of 

Department reporting under 34 CFR 

75.110. The objectives of the GEAR UP 

program are (1) to increase the academic 

performance and preparation for 

postsecondary education of 

participating students; (2) to increase 

the rate of high school graduation and 

participation in postsecondary 

education of participating students; and 

(3) to increase education expectations 

for participating students and increase 

student and family knowledge of 

postsecondary education options, 

preparation, and financing. 

The effectiveness of this program 

depends on the rate at which program 

participants complete high school and 

enroll in and complete a postsecondary 

education. We developed the following 

performance measures to track progress 

toward achieving the program’s goals: 

1. The percentage of GEAR UP 

students who pass Algebra 1 or its 

equivalent by the end of ninth grade. 

2. The percentage of GEAR UP 

students who graduate from high 

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3. The percentage of GEAR UP 

students who complete the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid. 

4. The percentage of GEAR UP 

students and former GEAR UP students 

who are enrolled at an IHE. 

5. The percentage of current GEAR UP 

students and former GEAR UP students 

who enrolled at an IHE and persisted to 

the second year of postsecondary 

education at the initial or a subsequent 

IHE. 

In addition, to assess the efficiency of 

the program, we track the average cost, 

in Federal funds, of achieving a 

successful outcome, where success is 

defined as enrollment in a program of 

undergraduate instruction at an IHE of 

GEAR UP students immediately after 

high school graduation. These 

performance measures constitute GEAR 

UP’s indicators of the success of the 

program. Accordingly, we require that 

applicants include these performance 

measures in conceptualizing the design, 

implementation, and evaluation of their 

proposed projects. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

Department documents published in the 

Federal Register, in text or Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at the site. 

You may also access Department 

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Specifically, through the advanced 

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Nasser H. Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27055 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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