PENNSYLVANIA STATE GEAR UP

GEAR UP is a nation-wide, college readiness grant initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Pennsylvania has a rich history of state-wide GEAR UP programming, with approximately 20,938 students from 40+ middle and high schools served by PA State GEAR UP grants since 2002. PA State GEAR UP: Reach for the Future is the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's (State System) fourth statewide GEAR UP grant. This grant is being administered by Shippensburg University on behalf of the State System. Awarded in October 2021, PA State GEAR UP: Reach for the Future (GEAR UP: RFF) is a 24.4 million grant that will provide services until fall of 2028 for students, parents, and educators within our GEAR UP: RFF target schools and cohort (Class of 2027).

Also known as: PA GEAR UP