Homeschool funding & ESAs in Connecticut

Can I get paid to homeschool in Connecticut?

No. Connecticut has no ESA or voucher that independent homeschooling families can use. Nationwide grants are listed below, each with its own eligibility rules. Romeschool tracks and organizes what you spend, so a receipt is ready the moment a program asks for one — it never files or submits anything on your behalf. Connecticut's homeschool rules require no test or evaluation of their own, so there is nothing on that side to arrange.

What does Connecticut require of homeschoolers — and what should I plan for?

Connecticut does not require a test or an evaluation, so there is no assessment to arrange. What Connecticut asks for — notice, instruction time, testing and records — is set out below, straight from the reviewed rules.

Notice

No. Connecticut does not require homeschooling families to file a notice. PA 26-37 phases in: a DCF/abuse-registry check on new public-school withdrawals begins 2027-28; a mandatory annual declaration begins 2028-29 (pre-existing homeschoolers are grandfathered from the registry check). No state filing is mandatory for 2026-27. Where it goes: Local board of education / district superintendent (for the voluntary NOI today; the mandatory annual declaration phases in later). How: Written notice / 'intent to educate' form. When: Today: voluntary, customary at the start of the year. Mandatory annual declaration begins the 2028-29 school year (by October 1) under PA 26-37.

Testing or evaluation

No. Connecticut does not require standardized testing for homeschooled students. No mandatory assessment. Testing and portfolio language was stripped from PA 26-37 before passage.

Days and hours

None. Connecticut does not set a minimum number of instructional days or hours for homeschoolers. No statutory attendance-record requirement.

Records

Connecticut does not require homeschooling families to keep specific records. Portfolio/assessment provisions were explicitly removed from the final enacted PA 26-37. No statutory portfolio mandate.

Full Connecticut homeschool requirements →

Nationwide grants

• ACT Today! Grant · Autism Care Today
  For U.S. families of a child with an autism diagnosis (priority to household income under $100k).
  Open to any family of a child with autism — not homeschool-specific, but useful for therapy costs.
• Dyslexia Services Foundation Grant · Dyslexia Services Foundation
  For low-income U.S. children with dyslexia who cannot otherwise afford treatment (need shown via free/reduced lunch, Medicaid, or SNAP).
  Typically identified through a teacher or provider; not homeschool-specific.
• HSLDA Compassion Curriculum Grant · Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
  For HSLDA members with significant financial need (legal custody of a child 6-19, homeschooling 3+ months).
  You must privately fund your homeschool (not receiving ESA or other public funds).
• HSLDA Disaster Relief Grant · Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
  For homeschooling families (child 6-19) with physical disaster damage in the past 18 months.
• MyGOAL Autism Grant · MyGOAL Inc.
  For the primary caregiver of a child under 18 with autism, with demonstrated financial need.
  Open to any family of a child with autism — not homeschool-specific.
• Our Military Kids Grant · Our Military Kids
  For children (1-18) of deployed National Guard/Reserve members (60+ days) or of post-9/11 combat-injured service members and veterans.
  Funds organized, provider-led activities (not parent-taught core instruction).
• UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Grant · UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
  For U.S. children aged 16 or under with commercial (non-public) health insurance, subject to income guidelines.
  Medical (not education) funding — useful for special-needs homeschoolers' therapy costs.

Full details, amounts and deadlines for every program →