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CSFA State Fiscal Year 2026-2027
CSFA Number:
48.118
State Project Title:
Honorably Discharged Graduate Assistance Program (HDGAP)
Agency:
Department of Education and Commissioner of Education
Program:
Student Financial Aid Program/State
Budget Entity:
48200200
Specific Appropriation:
GAA Line #67;  $1,000,000.00; FY 2026-27
Appropriation Category:
110096
Related CFDA Code:
                        
Authorization:
1011.521, Florida Statutes; Chapter 2026-232, Laws of Florida
Objectives:
Provide for supplemental need-based veteran educational benefits. Funds shall be used to assist in the payment of living expenses during holiday and semester breaks for active duty and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces who served on or after September 11, 2001.
Types Of Assistance:
Grants
Applicant Type:
Non-Profit, For Profit
Restrictions:
Must be Florida Resident.
Be enrolled in a program of study.
Be an active duty or honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces who served on or after September 11, 2001.
Have sufficient unmet need.
Procedures:
Pre-Application Notice:
Memo sent to eligible schools with application procedure.
Application Procedures:
Schools request funding by filling out HDGAP Request Form on the State Student Financial Aid Data Base (SSFAD) located at: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/osfa
Award Procedures:
Eligible students will receive up to $50 per day for twenty days to assist in the payment of living expenses during holiday and semester breaks. Amounts are awarded to schools on a first-come, first-served basis.   
Deadlines:
Application deadline is November 14.
Other:
                        
Information Contact:
Lou Anne Standley
Florida Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance, State Programs
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314, Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 410-5168
Email: Louanne.Standley@fldoe.org
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