GEAR UP Application Packages for Partnership and State Grants (1894-0001)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
GEAR UP Partnership Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
GEAR UP Application for Partnership Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
GEAR UP State Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
GEAR UP Application for State Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified	Missing upstream
2025 GEAR UP State Competition Application Package renewal March 2025 ed 5.19.25 Redlined Changes.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-06-04	Repair queued
2025 GEAR UP Partnership Competition Application Package renewal ed 5.19.25 Redlined changes.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-06-04	Repair queued
GEAR UP App Packs Comment Response May 2025 5.20.25.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-06-03	Repair queued
NCCEP Application Public Comment_2025_FINAL.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-14	Repair queued
PC_202501-1840-001_051425_101911_1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-14	Repair queued
Complete_with_Docusign_Comment_on_GEAR_UP_Ap.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-09	Repair queued
PC_202501-1840-001_050925_093450_1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-09	Repair queued
PC_202501-1840-001_050225_050530_1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-05-02	Repair queued
PC_202501-1840-001_041725_115649_1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-04-17	Repair queued
PC_202501-1840-001_041625_093323_1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-04-16	Repair queued
ED Leadership Approval 1840-0821 04.08.2025.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-08	Repair queued
Standard forms GEAR UP Jan. 2025.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-01-17	Repair queued
Standard forms GEAR UP Jan. 2025.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-01-17	Repair queued
Supporting Statement Part A -GEAR UP March2025 (1) 5.27.25.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-06-03	Repair queued
Supporting Statement Part A -GEAR UP March2025.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
197059	GEAR UP Application for Partnership Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified	GEAR UP Partnership Application
197059	GEAR UP Application for Partnership Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified
197057	GEAR UP Application for State Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified	GEAR UP State Application
197057	GEAR UP Application for State Grants	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0821	ICR Reference No: 202501-1840-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-1840-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: ED-2025-SCC-0009
Title: GEAR UP Application Packages for Partnership and State Grants (1894-0001)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/04/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	156	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	8,816	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) partnership and state applications is to allow partnerships and states to apply for funding under the GEAR UP program. GEAR UP, created in the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Title IV, Section 404A-404H), is a discretionary grant program which encourages applicants to provide support and maintain a commitment to eligible low-income students, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma and preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides grants to partnerships and states to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow them through graduation and, optionally, the first year of college. We are requesting a reinstatement without change of the previously approved GEAR UP applications (OMB number 1840-0821). This discretionary grant program falls under the streamlined grant process, 1894-0001, which waives the 60-day comment period.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1070-a-21 - 1070a-28 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965 as Amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 15565	04/14/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 15565	04/14/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
GEAR UP Application for Partnership Grants	N/A	GEAR UP Partnership Application
GEAR UP Application for State Grants	N/A	GEAR UP State Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	156	0	0	-85	0	241
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,816	0	0	-4,764	0	13,580
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents and associated total burden hours have been updated to reflect the current estimated number of GEAR UP applicants.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $794,400

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/14/2025

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