Education Freedom Accounts
Education Freedom Accounts allow eligible New Hampshire students to direct state funded per-pupil education adequacy grants toward select educational programming of their choice for a variety of learning experiences.
“Education Freedom Accounts provide families with the flexibility to thrive while using customized learning, tutoring services, career schools, technical schools, and non-public schools to enhance and personalize academic experiences. It is apparent that New Hampshire families are taking advantage of this tremendous opportunity that provides them with different options and significant flexibility for learning," said Frank Edelblut, education commissioner.
EFA Grants
Education Freedom Account Data Sheets and Reports
Resources for Parents/Guardians and Students
- Special Education Eligibility Fact Sheet
- List of Nonpublic Schools
- Directory of Education Service Providers Approved by Children's Scholarship Fund
Rules and Statutes
Eligibility Requirements
- 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 K-12 grade.
- Your family's income must be at or below 350% of the federal poverty level.
How to Apply
- Visit Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire to apply or seek additional information.
Compliance Monitoring Reports
- Children's Scholarship Fund Final Application and Eligibility Report (August 2024)
- EFA Application and Eligibility Monitoring Legislative Letter (August 2024)
Press Releases
- State Senate Votes for Educational Freedom Accounts
- NHED Publishes Fiscal Analysis of Education Freedom Accounts
- First Round of Education Freedom Accounts Funding to be Released
- Second Year of Education Freedom Accounts Prospering
- More than 4,000 students secure flexible learning options during third year of EFAs
- Praised as a model for states across the country, New Hampshire's EFA program receives top accolades
Students who have previously notified as Home Educating under RSA 193-A must terminate their Home Education program in accordance with NHED rule Ed 315.06 and RSA 193-A:5(III) prior to enrolling in the EFA program pursuant to the requirements of RSA 194-F:2, IX. Additionally, unlike students notified as Home Educating under RSA 193-A, EFA students do not have the same right to access their resident public school curricular and cocurricular programs as guaranteed by RSA 193:1-c.
Contact:
Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire
603-755-6751
csfnh@scholarshipfund.org