(Idaho Ed News) — As of Monday, the Empowering Parents application window is open.
Families can now apply for their share of the $30 million education small grant program. Instructions and online application form are available here.
The basic rules have not changed.
Families can receive up to $1,000 per student or $3,000 per family. They can use that money to cover a variety of educational expenses, including learning equipment and software, instructional materials, athletic clothing and fees.
Households with adjusted gross incomes of less than $60,000 will see their money go down first. After that, the state will accept applications from households with an AGI of less than $75,000. The money is then paid out on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is the third year of the Empowering Parents program.
Last school year, Idaho awarded 28,962 grants.
Of these grants, 69% were provided to households with an AGI of $60,000 or less, and more than 86% were provided to households with an AGI of $75,000 or less.
The State Board of Education recently made changes to the project. The state rehired Florida-based ClassWallet to run the program and establish an online portal for applications. ClassWallet replaces New York-based Odyssey, which had a checkered two-year tenure as Empoweringparents’ contractor.
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Originally posted on October 21, 2024 at IdahoEdNews.org
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