Homeschool funding & ESAs in Texas
Texas offers an education savings account (ESA) that homeschooling families can use, plus the scholarships, grants, and tax-credit options below.
Texas ESA program
Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)
~$2,000/yrLaunching Fall 2026. Expected to be broadly available to Texas K-12 students.
Runs through: state_portal
Official program & application →Texas TEFA money — without losing your homeschool freedom.
Texas's new Education Freedom Accounts (~$2,000/yr for homeschoolers, launching for 2026–27) don't change your legal homeschool status — but they do add testing and audit requirements regular Texas homeschoolers never face. The ESA Wallet keeps every receipt and record so the new paperwork never costs you the money.
- Stay a Texas homeschooler — TEFA is voluntary and doesn't reclassify you
- Audit- and test-ready records for the requirements TEFA adds
- Eligibility checks before you spend the limited $2,000
TEFA is brand new and demand-based (income priority if oversubscribed); its testing/audit rules are new for homeschoolers. Verify launch details before publishing.
Scholarships, grants & tax credits
ACT Today! Grant
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.
Dyslexia Services Foundation Grant
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.
HSLDA Compassion Curriculum Grant
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.
HSLDA Disaster Relief Grant
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.
MyGOAL Autism Grant
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.
Our Military Kids Grant
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.
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Grant
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.
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.