232 Request for proposal; GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Request for Proposal; GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) [29 Pa.B. 827] The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) solicits proposals from 2 and 4-year colleges or universities to join with the PDE and PHEAA in applying for a competitive GEAR UP State Grant from the United States Department of Education. Proposals are solicited to provide college awareness activities, improved academic support, information on paying for college, and scholarships to students at selected high-poverty school districts/schools. It is the intent that PHEAA administer the GEAR UP scholarship component in coordination with PDE and the selected school districts/schools. (A listing of participating high-poverty school districts will be posted at http://www.pde.psu.edu by February 19th.)
Eligible Applicants: All 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Funding Level: Grant funds awarded for each successful applicant shall depend upon the merit and scope of the proposed project, as well as the level of Federal funding received by Pennsylvania from the United States. Department of Education under this grant.
Duration of Project: If awarded by the United States Department of Education, project will be funded for a period of 5 years.
Deadline: Applications must be received at the Pennsylvania Department of Education no later than 3 p.m. March 19, 1999.
Additional Information: Additional information and guidelines may be obtained from the PDE web-site at http://www.pde.psu.edu (by February 19th) click on Postsecondary and Adult Education. Interested applicants may also attend a free regional workshop sponsored by the Ford Foundation to be held in Philadelphia, Pa on March 11 at the Penn Tower Hotel (all travel costs are at attendees expense). Online registration is available between January 21 and February 22, 1999 at http://www.gearup.org. Registration information may also be faxed to (202) 260-4269.
Applications should be addressed to Dr. John J. Kehoe, Collegiate Approvals and Research Unit, Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, Department of Education, 333 Market Street--12th floor, Harrisburg, Pa. 17126-0333.
EUGENE W. HICKOK,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-232. Filed for public inspection February 12, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
