District of Columbia DC Health FY2027 High-Need Healthcare Career Scholarship Grants ($5,000–$300,000; November 10)

The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) is accepting proposals under FO# HSPA-HNHCSP-10.9.26 for the FY2027 High-Need Healthcare Career Scholarship Program. This competitive local financial-assistance program supports education and certification for DC residents entering high-demand health occupations such as home health aides, certified nurse aides, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, dental assistants, licensed practical nurses and pharmacy technicians. The RFA anticipates up to six institutional awards. Its NOFA cover lists an anticipated amount available of up to $300,000, while detailed RFA section 1.5.1 states $1,300,000 in total anticipated funding across six awards. This is an unresolved discrepancy in the controlling official document, and applicants should request clarification from DC Health. The published annual applicant award floor is $5,000 and ceiling $300,000; neither conflicting program-wide figure represents a guaranteed individual award.

Eligible organizations are for-profit and nonprofit schools or qualifying accredited training institutions delivering in-person healthcare certificate programs in the District. Applicants must document relevant program approvals and licensing, capacity to serve at least 10 students per cohort, and an active healthcare employer partnership. Individual students are scholarship beneficiaries; they are not eligible to apply directly for this institutional grant.

Allowable program costs include tuition, examination and licensure fees, training materials, uniforms or protective equipment, clinical and training support, student stipends and eligible emergency assistance. The RFA calls for a $1,000 participant stipend and permits a one-time emergency payment up to $3,000 for qualifying students. Student beneficiaries must commit to full-time employment for two years after certification or licensure. Grants may supplement but not supplant other funding. No compulsory applicant match is specified in the RFA. The initial nine-month project budget period is January 1 to September 30, 2027, subject to award and funding.

The application deadline is November 10, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; the controlling RFA does not explicitly state a time zone. Applications must be completed in the DC Health Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS), with a current UEI/SAM registration, designated primary account user, clean-hands certification, business license, insurance and cyber-liability documentation, certifications, project narrative, budget and justification, work plan and risk self-assessment. IMPORTANT: The RFA states October 27, 2026 as the new-applicant EGMS registration deadline. As of October 30, newly interested organizations without an existing approved EGMS account should contact DC Health immediately before assuming late registration will be permitted.

Official controlling 39-page RFA: https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/sites/moca/files/dc/sites/moca/publication/attachments/FO%23%20HSPA-HNHCSP-10.09.26_RFA_FINAL.pdf. DC Health EGMS: https://egrantsdchealth.my.site.com/sitesigninpage. DC grants clearinghouse: https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/node/26. Research initially verified October 29 and updated October 30, 2026 after reconciliation of inconsistent official funding totals; monitor official amendments and FAQs.