Today, President Trump signed H.R. 6157 (the “Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019”") into law. As part of this appropriations, GEAR UP will receive $360 million for fiscal year (FY) 2019, an increase of $10 million over 2018. 

We are simply thrilled that Congress has rejected the White House's proposal to eliminate GEAR UP in 2019. We are grateful for the strong, bipartisan support that GEAR UP…