Parent Resource Center
Parental Acknowledgment
CFEF application will contain the following acknowledgement to be made by the parent or guardian of the student applying: I acknowledge that: A private school or home school may not provide the same level of disability services that are provided in a public school. I will assume full financial responsibility
Children First Education Fund Application Guide
The CFEF application is required for all new applicants. Continuing students must complete a renewal applicant each year to indicate their desire to continue in the program. All students who are switching from the legacy Carson Smith program must also complete a new application, and indicate that they have been
Reimbursement of Funds
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS The CFEF platform allows qualifying schools to upload invoices for tuition and fees for attending scholarship students. Private school tuition payments will be made via a secure ACH process directly to qualifying schools on behalf of scholarship students as follows: A scholarship award of $9,348 will be
Awarding Scholarship Funds
Upon acceptance of a scholarship, the parent assumes full fiscal responsibility for the education of the scholarship recipient. The number of scholarships awarded in a given year varies based upon the amount of funds raised and the funds appropriated from the state. Funds will be disbursed based upon the following
Prohibited Uses of Scholarship Funds
Violation of reimbursement policies may result in termination from the program and forfeiture of scholarship funds and repayment of any scholarship funds expended Any items purchased with scholarship funds must be used for specific learning projects, and may not be used for resale or gifting purposes (this includes
TheoPay Payment Process
In the 2025-26 school year, CFEF will launch a new feature called TheoPay. TheoPay is designed to simplify the shopping experience while ensuring compliance with the CSOS program requirements. Parents of scholarship students will be able to download an extension that will interface with the CFEF system and most online