Purdue University is ending its GEAR UP program after the Trump administration canceled a $34.9 million federal grant to support its activities, WFYI reported. The program provided college-prep programming for more than 13,000 low-income students in Indiana, according to a 2024 press release from Purdue’s College of Education. The GEAR UP program shut down on Tuesday. Purdue did not appeal the grant termination, WFYI reported. The Education Department has canceled at least nine GEAR UP grants, EducationWeek reported, though it continued awards for other programs last week.