DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG)
A federal grant that helps DC residents afford college at more than 300 participating schools.
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Verified Sept 27, 2026 against the official pageYearly application window. The official page has not posted this year’s date yet.
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- Who qualifies
- DC residents domiciled in DC at least 12 months before freshman year, under income limits
- How to get it
- Apply online through OSSE each year
- Where it works
- District of Columbia
- When
- Yearly application window. The official page has not posted this year’s date yet.
- Fine print
- See OSSE page for award amounts and the maximum income table.
- Official source
- osse.dc.gov
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