Parents of children with disabilities can apply for up to $19,000 in funding
Hoosier parents of children with disabilities only have days left to apply for the Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA) for the 2023-24 school year. The INESA program helps students with disabilities in K-12 get the educational funding they need. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1.
This scholarship funding provides eligible students access to the educational environment that best meets their learning needs, such as private education, at-home learning, and other non-public educational settings that qualify.
Elliott
“More than 180,000 Hoosier students have learning needs that require greater care to meet their abilities, and nothing is more important than ensuring the education of a child,” said Indiana Treasurer of State Daniel Elliott. “As a proud school-choice parent, my wife and I were lucky to have options available for all of our children that met each of their learning needs.”
But finding the correct educational choices can be intimidating and parents can feel lost getting their children the services and support they need to receive a well-rounded learning experience, said Elliott.
A new video, launched by the Office of the Indiana Treasurer of State earlier this month, explains how parents can apply for up to $19,000 in funding and use it to customize their child’s education.
Parents can use INESA dollars for a variety of qualified expenses for educational support, such as tuition and fees, transportation costs, occupational therapy, tutoring, vocational and life-skills courses, extra-curriculum programs, and more.
The Indiana legislature appropriates $10 million to fund the INESA program each year. More than 173 Hoosier students have benefited from this unique funding since the first enrollment took place for the 2022-2023 school year.
Parents can find out more about the INESA at in.gov/tos/inesa/home.
About the Indiana Education Scholarship Fund
The Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program will provide students with disabilities throughout the state of Indiana access to funds to set up an educational environment that best meets their learning needs. Parents of Eligible Students, or emancipated Eligible Students, will have the opportunity to spend dedicated scholarship money on approved educational programs, therapies, services, tuition and fees, and other expenses related to the student’s education. The INESA program is administered by the Indiana Treasurer of State’s office.