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Hard work pays off! It's feels right to be part of collaborative success. Wm. Robinson Jr. On 9/28/11 11:02 AM, Redmond, Rudy (MEDC) wrote: > > Good Morning: *Congratulations!!! The Workforce Development > Agency/King-Chavez-Parks Initiative has received a $23.5 M grant > through the U.S. Department of Education, Gaining Early Awareness & > Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)*. The grant will be a > little more than $3M during the first budget year and provide funding > over seven-years. We are so proud of all of your hard work with > students throughout the State of Michigan and look forward to another > cycle of funding to continue this important work. > > We have had the chance to thank many of you for your assistance > throughout the process. Whether you were called upon to assist in > crafting the proposal, editing our work or the application process, we > couldn't have done it without the strong leadership and support of our > GEAR UP Directors, Coordinators and staff. While we've had a GEAR UP > program for many years, in this round it was essential to demonstrate > and craft a dynamic plan for the future. Thank you for your support > and patience. > > In the new award, which began on September 26, MI GEAR UP will serve > nearly 10,000 low-income, underrepresented students in 49 school > districts throughout the state. > > The program goals are to: > > . Educate GEAR UP students and families on the importance and > *accessibility* of a college education. > > . Provide academic support and guidance to make college enrollment and > retention *achievable*. > > . Increase student and family capacity to make college *affordable*, > allowing students to enter the collegiate process and leverage > financial options. > > There is a lots to do in preparation for the new award. More > information regarding Start-Up documents will be forthcoming. Please > do not hesitate to contact our office with questions or concerns. > > Congratulations to all! > > Rudy Redmond > > Manager,KCP Initiative > > 201 North Washington Square > > Lansing, Michigan 48913 > > (517) 373-9700 > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > http://www.michigan.org <http://www.michigan.org/> > http://www.michiganadvantage.org <http://www.michiganadvantage.org/> > > http://www.facebook.com/MIAdvantage > http://www.facebook.com/PureMichigan.org > > > This message contains information which may be confidential and > privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to > receive this message for the intended recipient), you may not use, > copy, disseminate or disclose to anyone the message or any information > contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, > please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message. > Thank you very much. >