The DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) is a unique student financial aid program designed to offer District of Columbia residents expanded college choices and opportunities by covering the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition costs at public colleges and universities across the country. For nearly 20 years, DCTAG has helped more than 33,700 Washingtonians get to and through college, many of whom would not have enrolled in college without the program. The DCTAG program is very important to the DC community – from parents and students to our college access partners – we know DCTAG makes a difference.

This page provides information about DCTAG including an outreach contact, select historical reports, data, and documents for your reference. Please contact the DCTAG team if you have any questions.

Request the DCTAG Team

Please contact SirWalter Hemphill at [email protected] or (202) 654-6106 if you are interested in having the DCTAG team share information about applying for DCTAG with students and/or families.

Reports and Data

The Office of Postsecondary and Career Education is pleased to provide the following historical reports. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Data & Reports page and the OSSE Data Portal are also useful resources.

• DCTAG Annual Data Report (2021-22 - as of June 2023)
• DCTAG 2022 Annual Performance Report (June 2023)

The DCTAG 2021-22 Annual Data Report provides descriptive statistics on the DCTAG program using data available as of June 2023. Based on the September 2018 US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report, DCTAG also prepared a performance report to share updates on DCTAG’s goal and objectives.

• 2022-23 DCTAG Participating Institutions

This is a list of colleges and universities (institutions) that have signed the DCTAG Participation Agreement for the award year indicated.

• DCTAG 2018 GAO Report (September 2018)

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, included a provision for the GAO to review DCTAG. This report examines, among other things, the characteristics of DCTAG recipients and steps taken by the program to support recipients, as well as the extent to which OSSE reports DCTAG's performance to internal and external stakeholders.

Related Documents for Reference

OSSE will provide a selection of documents here for your reference. These will be updated from time to time, and are referenced in the DCTAG pages for Students & Families and Colleges & Universities. You can review other scholarships and grants that OSSE supports here – Scholarships and Grants for Students.

• 2023-24 DCTAG Deadline (Jan. 6, 2023)
• DCTAG Maximum Income (Dec. 10, 2022)
• DCTAG Policy Changes Memo (May 1, 2017)