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  2. Iowa Students First ESA Program
  3. For Families

For Families

  • What Is the Iowa Students First ESA Program?
  • Key Dates for the Iowa Students First ESA
  • How to Apply for the Iowa Students First ESA
  • Who Is Eligible for the Iowa Students First ESA?
  • How Does Odyssey Verify My Residency for the Iowa Students First ESA?
  • School Information for the Iowa Students First ESA
  • How to Use Your Iowa Students First ESA Funds
  • Iowa ESA Age Requirements
  • My Student Is Approved — What Are the Next Steps?
  • Iowa’s Students First ESA Program: Eligible and Ineligible Expenses
  • How Do I Access the Iowa Marketplace from My Dashboard?
  • How Does A Parent See Their Student’s ESA Balance?
  • Edit Email Address
  • When Will My Past Funding Become Available On My New Application?
  • How Does Funding Roll Over?
  • My Student Paid Tuition and Fees and Still Has Funds in Their ESA. How Can Those Funds be Used?
  • When Can I Begin Using the ESA Funds?
  • Will ESA Funds Need to be Reported as Taxable Income?
  • How Will this Work if My Child Lives in a Split Household?
  • My Student is Switching Schools in the Middle of the Semester. Will I Still be Able to use Funds in the ESA?
  • If My Kindergartener is Eligible for an ESA for the 2025-26 School Year, will a Payment be Received in the ESA Again the Following Year When My Child is in First Grade?
  • Can I Use ESA Funds to Pay Preschool Tuition for My Child?
  • Does My Student Need to be Enrolled Full Time?
  • How Much Funding Will Eligible Families Receive for the Iowa Students First ESA?
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