FLORIDA

The American Federation for Children – Florida seeks to empower families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children. We are a project of the American Federation for Children (AFC).

FLORIDA’S SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS:

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Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

  • Students are eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarship  education savings accounts if they are a Florida resident and are eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school.  Priority is given to students whose household income does not exceed 185 percent of FPL ($55,500 for a family of four in 2023–24) and children in foster care or out-of-home care. Secondary priority is given to students whose household income is above 185 percent of FPL and up to 400 percent of FPL. 

    Parents fill out a universal application, which applies to both Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) program and Family Empowerment Scholarship program, but students are granted access under FTC until 75 percent of all estimated the net eligible contributions are used, at which point students may be awarded Family Empowerment Scholarships. 

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

  • Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program is universally available to all resident students who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a Florida public school. 
     
  • Families with household income of 185 percent of the federal poverty level or lower, students in the foster care system, and students placed in out-of-home care are prioritized.

Hope Scholarship Program

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

  • Students in grades K–12 who are victims of bullying or violence in public district schools are eligible for Hope Scholarships. Public school officials must notify parents of bullying victims about their Hope Scholarship eligibility after the parent reports a qualifying incident to school officials. Qualifying incidents include battery, harassment,  bullying, kidnapping, physical attack, robbery, sexual assault, threat and intimidation, assault and fighting in school.

    Qualifying incidents may occur within a school building, on school property, at any school-related or school-sponsored program or activity, while riding the bus or while waiting at a bus stop. Students must be Florida residents. Students who receive other scholarships from a Florida SFO are not eligible for Hope Scholarships. 

Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options Program

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

  • Students are eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarship  education savings accounts if they are a Florida resident and are eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school.  Priority is given to students whose household income does not exceed 185 percent of FPL ($55,500 for a family of four in 2023–24) and children in foster care or out-of-home care. Secondary priority is given to students whose household income is above 185 percent of FPL and up to 400 percent of FPL. 

    Parents fill out a universal application, which applies to both Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) program and Family Empowerment Scholarship program, but students are granted access under FTC until 75 percent of all estimated the net eligible contributions are used, at which point students may be awarded Family Empowerment Scholarships. 

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Our team focuses its time and resources on supporting state-level efforts to provide low-income and middle-income families with access to great schools through private school choice.

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