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Financial assistance in Oregon
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Deceased or Disabled Public Safety Officer Grant — certified application
Higher Education Coordinating Commission — Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) · Shared Oregon or institution-specific route
Education assistance for qualifying dependents of Oregon public safety officers.
Confirm current availability: Confirm the current award-year window and available funding with the publisher.
How to apply: start, prepare, submit and follow up
Amount or support
Award depends on program and current funding.
Start here: Download and complete the fillable Application and Certification linked on the program page.
1. Is this for me?
Qualifying officer death/disability, dependent relationship, age under 25 at application, Oregon residency, eligible school and no prior bachelor’s degree are among the rules.
Service area: Oregon; confirm program-specific location and institution requirements.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Download and complete the fillable Application and Certification linked on the program page.
- Print and sign it; have the officer’s supervisor or HR complete the certification.
- Mail the completed form to OSAC, Attn: DDPSO Grant Administrator, 3225 25th Street SE, Salem, OR 97302.
- File FAFSA or ORSAA for each award year and complete college requirements.
Timing: Publisher advises filing the certified application with FAFSA/ORSAA; contact OSAC for the current-year funding window.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
A program-specific cost explanation has not been verified. Ask the provider whether this route has any fees, required contribution or repayment terms, and what cost assistance is available.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
Awards depend on available funding and other grants; OSAC determines qualifying death/disability and relationship.
Sources and review date
Application guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Check the current publisher instructions before applying.
Deceased or Disabled Public Safety Officer Grant | Oregon Student Aid
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