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The primary goal of GEAR UP is to ensure all
students in Oklahoma are prepared to succeed in
college. The GEAR UP program is
built on two broad college access components:
scholarship funding and early intervention initiatives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Oklahoma its first state GEAR UP grant totaling $20.5 million in 1999. The grant was supplemented with a one-year extension of $4.4 million in 2004. Oklahoma received additional GEAR UP grants totaling $20.6 million in 2005 and $34.9 million in 2011.

The grants have been matched by more than $48 million from state and partner resources. With the addition of the 2011 grant, Oklahoma’s GEAR UP program will ultimately receive more than $80.4 million in federal funds by 2018.

Eastern Oklahoma State College and The University of Oklahoma K20 Center have been awarded GEAR UP partnership grants. While the state grant is distinct from the partnership grants, both the state grant and partnership grants work toward the same mission of improving college access and readiness for Oklahoma students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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