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Homeschool funding & ESAs in Arizona

Arizona offers an education savings account (ESA) that homeschooling families can use, plus the scholarships, grants, and tax-credit options below.

If you take an ESA, your homeschool status changes: Becomes an 'ESA student', not a homeschooler (A.R.S. §15-802); must NOT file a homeschool affidavit and must withdraw any existing one.

Arizona ESA program

Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)

~$7,500/yr
Usable by independent homeschoolers

Universal eligibility — any Arizona K-12 student. No income requirement.

Runs through: ClassWallet

Official program & application →

Arizona's $7,500 comes with quarterly homework. We do that part.

Arizona's universal ESA (~$7,500/student via ClassWallet) requires a quarterly expense report and receipt uploads, and the state is actively clawing back unallowable spending. The ESA Wallet checks each purchase against Arizona's approved-expense statutes before you buy and keeps a clean, audit-ready trail for every quarter.

  • Eligibility checked against the actual A.R.S. citations, not guesswork
  • Quarterly report assembled, not scrambled
  • Audit-ready receipts if ADE asks
  • Spend tracked per child against your award

Taking the AZ ESA makes your child a scholarship student, not a homeschooler — you withdraw the homeschool affidavit and take on quarterly reporting + clawback risk. The Wallet is how you stay clean.

Scholarships, grants & tax credits

ACT Today! Grant

GrantNationwide
Autism Care Today
Up to $5,000

For U.S. families of a child with an autism diagnosis (priority to household income under $100k). Covers ABA therapy, speech/OT, assistive and communication technology, safety equipment, and social-skills programs.

📅 Quarterly application windows
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

Dyslexia Services Foundation Grant

GrantNationwide
Dyslexia Services Foundation
Varies (paid to providers)

For low-income U.S. children with dyslexia who cannot otherwise afford treatment (need shown via free/reduced lunch, Medicaid, or SNAP). Funds research-based dyslexia tutoring, paid directly to clinicians.

📅 Application-based (no fixed window)
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

HSLDA Compassion Curriculum Grant

GrantNationwide
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
$300–$400 per child

For HSLDA members with significant financial need (legal custody of a child 6-19, homeschooling 3+ months). Covers curriculum, books, co-op tuition, testing, tutoring, and school technology.

📅 Three windows/year (Winter, Spring, Fall) — funds limited
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

HSLDA Disaster Relief Grant

GrantNationwide
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
Up to about $650

For homeschooling families (child 6-19) with physical disaster damage in the past 18 months. Covers emergency needs plus replacement curriculum and materials. First-time applicants need not be HSLDA members.

📅 Rolling / ongoing
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

MyGOAL Autism Grant

GrantNationwide
MyGOAL Inc.
$1,000

For the primary caregiver of a child under 18 with autism, with demonstrated financial need. Covers therapies plus educational, enrichment, and socialization activities not covered elsewhere.

📅 Annual (typically Feb–Apr); reopens each cycle
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

Our Military Kids Grant

GrantNationwide
Our Military Kids
$300 per child

For children (1-18) of deployed National Guard/Reserve members (60+ days) or of post-9/11 combat-injured service members and veterans. Funds enrichment activities: tutoring, sports, arts, camps, and STEM.

📅 Rolling
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026

UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Grant

GrantNationwide
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
Up to $5,000/year ($10k lifetime)

For U.S. children aged 16 or under with commercial (non-public) health insurance, subject to income guidelines. Covers medical needs not paid by insurance — therapies, assistive devices, and equipment.

📅 Rolling (year-round)
Learn more & apply →
Last verified May 2026
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Funding programs change often. About Time organizes receipts and checks likely eligibility — it does not file or submit on your behalf. Confirm amounts, eligibility, and deadlines with each program before you rely on them.