Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program CFDA Number 84.370A

Agency: Department of Education

84.370 -- DC Opportunity Scholarship Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the OSP is to provide low‑income parents residing in the District of Columbia, particularly parents of students who attend an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest‑performing schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability system, with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in private schools in the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.370A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible for an OSP grant, an entity must be either a nonprofit organization or a consortium of nonprofit organizations.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Beth Yeh, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202-5960. Telephone: (202) 205-5798. Email: beth.yeh@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Manager

beth.yeh@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2020-02877.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Document	Feb 13, 2020 02:12 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Feb 12, 2020 07:09 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program CFDA Number 84.370A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020

Archived: April 29, 2020

Application process

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Award

$17,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-021320-002

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

February 13, 2020

Archive date:

April 29, 2020