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Not covered

Food, lodging & child care

Lunch programs, aftercare and camp lodging are the most common rejected reimbursements.

Can a Miami-Dade family pay for this with scholarship funds?

Unique Abilities (FES-UA)Not eligible

Food fees, before/after-school care, lodging and meals are prohibited.

PEP (home-directed ESA)Not eligible

Prohibited.

Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO)Not eligible

Prohibited school fees.

Rules that apply

  • Child care for working families is funded separately through School Readiness via the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe — and cannot be double-billed to a scholarship.

What is not allowed

  • Food
  • Lodging
  • Before- and after-school care

In Miami-Dade

Ask the school whether it is a School Readiness provider; that program, not the scholarship, pays for aftercare.

How to buy it

Check MyScholarShop first (anything listed is pre-approved), then Find Providers in EMA for direct pay to tutors, therapists and instructors. Otherwise pay with a card, keep the itemized receipt and submit for reimbursement. Anything not listed as eligible needs a pre-authorization request before you buy; 2026-27 requests close May 28, 2027.

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Sources: FES-UA Purchasing Guide (FCSUA / Step Up For Students) with the 2026-27 summary of changes; PEP Purchasing Guide 2026-27; Step Up For Students "Program Handbooks and Purchasing Guides — Summary of Changes," revised September 16, 2026. Summaries, not legal advice; your SFO's handbook controls.

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