diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
index d43e82c9b..dc62782cc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
@@ -422,3 +422,9 @@ abbr[title] {
   border-bottom: none;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
+
+.usa-textarea {
+  @include at-media('tablet') {
+    height: 20rem;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
index ce3ef6e9f..69688ab0f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Callable
 from phonenumber_field.formfields import PhoneNumberField  # type: ignore
 
 from django import forms
-from django.core.validators import RegexValidator
+from django.core.validators import RegexValidator, MaxLengthValidator
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ class TypeOfWorkForm(RegistrarForm):
         # label has to end in a space to get the label_suffix to show
         label="What type of work does your organization do? ",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        validators=[
+            MaxLengthValidator(
+                1000,
+                message="Response must be less than 1000 characters",
+            )
+        ],
         error_messages={"required": "Enter the type of work your organization does."},
     )
 
@@ -327,6 +333,12 @@ class TypeOfWorkForm(RegistrarForm):
             " support your claims. "
         ),
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        validators=[
+            MaxLengthValidator(
+                1000,
+                message="Response must be less than 1000 characters",
+            )
+        ],
         error_messages={
             "required": (
                 "Describe how your organization is independent of a state government."
@@ -554,6 +566,12 @@ class PurposeForm(RegistrarForm):
     purpose = forms.CharField(
         label="Purpose",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        validators=[
+            MaxLengthValidator(
+                1000,
+                message="Response must be less than 1000 characters",
+            )
+        ],
         error_messages={
             "required": "Describe how you'll use the .gov domain you’re requesting."
         },
@@ -696,6 +714,12 @@ class AnythingElseForm(RegistrarForm):
         required=False,
         label="Anything else we should know?",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        validators=[
+            MaxLengthValidator(
+                1000,
+                message="Response must be less than 1000 characters",
+            )
+        ]
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
index 306b2fb0b..1c598db9a 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 {% block form_fields %}
-  {% with add_label_class="usa-sr-only" attr_maxlength=500 %}
+  {% with add_label_class="usa-sr-only" attr_maxlength=1000 %}
     {% input_with_errors forms.0.anything_else %}
   {% endwith %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
index 54a68998c..a28dc27b3 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Read about <a href="{% url 'todo' %}">activities that are prohibited on .gov dom
 
 
 {% block form_fields %}
-    {% with attr_maxlength=500 add_label_class="usa-sr-only" %}
+    {% with attr_maxlength=1000 add_label_class="usa-sr-only" %}
       {% input_with_errors forms.0.purpose %}
     {% endwith %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_type_of_work.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_type_of_work.html
index 1cacc1535..9ad58936f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_type_of_work.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_type_of_work.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 {% block form_fields %}
-  {% with attr_maxlength=500 %}
+  {% with attr_maxlength=1000 %}
     {% input_with_errors forms.0.type_of_work %}
     {% input_with_errors forms.0.more_organization_information %}
   {% endwith %}