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GEAR UP Strategy Transition GEAR UP Grant

Multiple overlapping services assistance GEAR UP is a highly-competitive grant program of the US Department of Education, Arizona
and interventions promote the authorized by Congress in 1999 under the Higher Education Opportunity Act to
knowledge, skills, and motivation Credit Parent help level the playing field on college access for low-income students. Now in 44
needed for students to succeed recovery involvement
in postsecondary education. and advising states, its purpose is to significantly increase the number of students from low- GEAR UP
income communities who graduate high school prepared to enter and succeed
in postsecondary education. The Department awards six- or seven-year grants to
Career Tutoring states and to partnerships between universities and economically disadvantaged
exploration schools. Successful applicants must match the federal award, dollar for dollar. Strengthening the Education Pipeline
Summer and and test
enrichment preparation
exposure
2000 NAU is awarded a six-year, $12.6M State GEAR UP grant under Governor Jane Hull,
Financial as well as a six-year, $9.1M Partnership grant.
aid
FAFSA workshops
assistance 2006 Governor Janet Napolitano names NAU as the applicant for a new six-year state GEAR
College UP grant, subsequently awarded at $16.9M.
visits College and
scholarship 2012 Under Governor Jan Brewer, NAU is awarded $30 million in federal funds to
application Post-secondary
assistance education administer Arizona GEAR UP 2012–2019.
planning
Mentoring sessions 2019 Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recognizes GEAR UP as uniquely qualified to partner
in achieving Arizona’s postsecondary attainment goal and names NAU as applicant to
Academic Skill- compete for a new GEAR UP grant on behalf of the state.
monitoring building
and workshops Our Partners Contact info
intervention
Arizona Community Expect More Arizona Northern Arizona University
Foundation Arizona GEAR UP
“When I met my GEAR UP coordinator at the Maricopa Community 15451 N. 28th Avenue #216
age of 12, little did I know that she would be Arizona Governor’s Office College Foundation Phoenix, AZ 85053
a lifelong friend and role model … without my Arizona Business and National Council for gear.up@nau.edu
[GEAR UP] advisor, I would never have known Education Coalition Community and Education nau.edu/gearup
about the scholarships available to me.” Partnerships Co-Principal Investigators:
– Jacob Williams Arizona Commission for Parametric Technology Dr. Daniel Kain
Postsecondary Education
Corporation Professor, College of
“GEAR UP really gave me a feel for what I would Arizona Department Quantum Learning Network .......................................................... Education
experience and what to expect when I went to of Education Daniel.Kain@nau.edu
928-523-7122
college. It also kept me on track and let me know that Arizona State University The New York Times
attending college is possible.” Knowledge Network Dr. Ramona Mellott
– Allysa Begaye ACT, Inc. USA Funds Dean, College of Education
Big Brothers Big Sisters– ramona.mellott@nau.edu
Flagstaff University of Arizona 928-523-6534 Arizona GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
“GEAR UP made a huge impact in my school. Executive Director: for Undergraduate Programs) is a project of Northern Arizona
Our graduating class was the largest the school City of Phoenix Virginia G. Piper Teena Olszewski University, made possible by a grant from the US Department of
Charitable Trust
has ever had, and it was mainly because of College Success Arizona Teena.Olszewski@nau.edu
the support our GEAR UP counselors provided 602-776-4613 Education and dollar-for-dollar match in non-federal resources
throughout our four years of high school.” from partner organizations.
– Jesus Franco
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