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UFA Update from Odyssey - 08/28/2025

Program updates covering early marketplace success, waitlist funding, retroactive reimbursement windows, tuition payment limits, cross-enrollment notices, and opt-in deadlines.

We are excited to share the latest updates from the Utah Fits All (UFA) program. Thanks to your partnership and participation, families made more than 20,000 transactions worth more than $22.5 million in just the first week of this program year. Since launch, the Odyssey team has added more than 6,000 offerings to the marketplace.

Additional Funding for Waitlisted Students

Funding for the 2025-2026 program year was issued last week. This week, additional funding will be released to families on the UFA waitlist. Odyssey will continue to award families from the waitlist as funding becomes available based on UFA prioritization criteria.

Program Timelines

The 2025-2026 program year started on July 1st, 2025 and will end on June 30th, 2026. Current year awards cannot be spent outside of this program window. Returning students may submit retroactive reimbursements for purchases dated January 1 through June 30, 2025. Beginning October 1, 2025, Odyssey will stop accepting retroactive reimbursements for returning students so funds can be processed before rollover.

Tuition Payments

The platform is currently configured to allow only one tuition payment per program year. For those who have already made a tuition payment and need to make additional payments, an update will be released allowing users to do so — expected in October.

For those attending a non-UFA approved school, tuition may be submitted for reimbursement by selecting the 'Tuition and Education Fees' Reimbursement Type and 'Registration Fees' Category.

Cross-Enrollment Notices

On August 21, 2025, USBE provided Odyssey with a list of students who appear to be cross-enrolled in both a Utah LEA and the UFA scholarship. Cross-enrollment is not allowed under Utah state code. Families on this list will receive two emails — first a courtesy notice, then if the student is still on LEA rosters, an official notice with further instructions. After the official notice, parents will have five business days to disenroll before scholarship funding is suspended.

Opt-In / Opt-Out

Parents have 30 days from funding, until September 20th, to opt into UFA. If a student has not opted in within the 30-day timeframe, funds may be removed from the student so that a student on the waitlist may be funded. If you decide to enroll your student in an LEA or withdraw from the program, you may opt out from your student's profile. Please note a student cannot opt out, attend an LEA, and later opt back into the program.

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