GACHE Grant Scoring Rubric

ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
July 12-25, 2008 :
Announcement • Application •
Criteria • Photo/Video Release

The mission of the Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education (GACHE) is to encourage and assist at-risk high school students to continue their education in postsecondary schools. GACHE serves as a community resource center, providing information to improve higher education opportunities. Think of GACHE as a hub for information about higher education.

Housed on the campus of North Georgia College & State University, GACHE seeks to serve high school students in the North Georgia Appalachian region. Programs include:

• Develop close relationships with schools

• Provide grant awards

• Raise awareness about higher education

• Provide technical assistance to schools

Targeted Georgia Counties:

There are currently 37 counties in the state of Georgia designated as Appalachian Region counties. While all counties in the area and state can benefit from the Center´s efforts, eleven have been targeted because their youth have rates of extremely low postsecondary education, high drop-out, and very low college completion:

‡ Lumpkin is the host county for the Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Edcuation. GACHE receives its funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission and NGCSU.