DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
Program Objectives
To provide low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia with expanded options for the education of their children. This program is part of a broader school improvement effort in the District of Columbia.
Who Can Benefit
To receive an award under this program, an applicant must ensure that a majority of the members of its voting board or governing organization are residents of the District of Columbia. As required by the program statute, the Secretary gives priority to applications from eligible entities that will most effectively (1) in awarding scholarships under section 3007(a), give priority to�(A) eligible students who, in the school year preceding the school year for which the eligible students are seeking a scholarship, attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia�s accountability system; and (B) students whose household includes a sibling or other child who is already participating in the program of the eligible entity under this division, regardless of whether such students have, in the past, been assigned as members of a control study group for the purposes of an evaluation under section 3009(a); or whether
Financial Information
Award Amounts
A single grant of $17,000,000.
Program Funding
(Project Grants) FY 23$17,000,000.00; FY 24 est $17,000,000.00; FY 25 est $17,000,000.00; FY 22$17,000,000.00; FY 21$17,000,000.00; FY 20$17,000,000.00; FY 19$17,000,000.00; FY 18$13,939,394.00; FY 17$13,000,000.00; FY 16$13,000,000.00; -
Program Recipients (FY2023)
The grantee awarded more than 1,300 scholarships in the 2023-2024 school year.
How to Apply
This program is typically administered through institutions or organizations. Contact your school's financial aid office or visit the official program website for application information.
Visit Program WebsiteAdministering Agency
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Data Source
Information from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Last updated: December 2024.
Program Details
- CFDA Number
- 84.370
- Assistance Type
- PROJECT GRANTS
- Official Website
- oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretion...
Related Programs
- FSEOG (CFDA 84.007)
- National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program (CFDA 84.015)
- Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs (CFDA 84.016)
- Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (CFDA 84.022)
- Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031)