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Delta State University received its first GEAR UP partnership grant from the U.S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> Department of Education in September 2021. The seven-year, $15 million award provides direct services to over 2,700 students and their families each year through partnerships with nine school districts<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> statewide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> and other<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> strategic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> partner<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\">s and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW17778073 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\"> stakeholders.<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17778073 BCX8\">The program serves students starting in 6th grade and follows them through their first year of postsecondary education. 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