Everything You Need to Know about Education Freedom Accounts
The Education Freedom Accounts program was created by the State of New Hampshire to help expand educational opportunities for New Hampshire children. Eligible New Hampshire families earning up to 350% of the poverty line can direct part of their child’s state education funding to pay for tuition at the school of their choice, tutoring, online learning programs, educational supplies, and other educational expenses.
Who is eligible
To be eligible for a New Hampshire EFA
- You and your student must be New Hampshire residents.
- Your child must be at least 5 years old and no older than 20 years old and entering Kindergarten – 12th grade.
- Your family’s income must be at or below 350% of the federal poverty level guidelines shown in the chart below.
- You must complete the application process and sign the EFA agreement, which includes agreeing to share academic accountability documents.
Who is not eligible
- Students attending their local district public school full-time, are NOT eligible to receive an EFA. This means that if you receive an EFA award, your student cannot be enrolled in the EFA program and attend your local public school full-time. The student would be ineligible and you would be required to exit the student. If you fail to notify the scholarship organization that your student has become ineligible, you are liable for any State funds that you spend which your student was not entitled to under the law.
- Students attending a public charter school full-time, are NOT eligible to receive an EFA. This means that if you receive an EFA award, your student cannot be enrolled in the EFA program and attend a public charter school full-time. The student would be ineligible and you would be required to exit the student. If you fail to notify the scholarship organization that your student has become ineligible, you are liable for any State funds that you spend which your student was not entitled to under the law.
How to apply
Applications for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) for the 2024-25 school year are now OPEN.
EFA application deadline: To receive a 100% EFA grant for the 2024-2025 school year, the application and supporting materials must be verified by Monday, July 15, 2024.
- The EFA grant has strict funding guidelines. EFA grants are awarded and prorated based on the EFA application’s completed and verified status. Please refer to the EFA parent handbook for more details.
- You will only be eligible for an EFA grant award when the online application and all of your supporting income documents have been submitted and verified by CSFNH.
- Supporting documents must be submitted in a PDF format. Please do not upload your income documents as pictures or videos.
- Please submit only one (1) application per family. Submitting multiple applications may delay processing times.
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