To qualify for financial assistance for homeschooling, dependents must be NDSP eligible. Generally speaking, in areas/circumstances where dependents are authorized to attend private schools (which includes individuals detailed to Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) billets and Department of State billets), families will have the option to receive financial assistance for homeschool through the NDSP.
Homeschooling is not an authorized educational option for NDSP financial assistance in the following circumstances:
Parents electing to provide home-schooling instruction rather than enrolling their child in a local school must follow the procedures, guidelines, and steps included here.
The maximum allowable school-year rate for home-based educational programming is $5,700 for grades kindergarten through eight and $7,700 for grades nine through twelve. Note: This guidance does not apply to families who choose to home-school in overseas locations where DoD schools exist.
Reasonable materials may only be ordered for the current grade in which the dependent will be enrolled (grade/age appropriate basis). Materials may not be ordered for two academic years in one school year. Curriculum materials may be ordered for one grade level above or below the grade of enrollment in one curricular area only
Sponsors who elect to purchase educational curriculum materials for home-schooling purposes must submit the Home Based Education Review and Reimbursement for Books/Materials Worksheet and the NDSP Sponsor Claim for Reimbursement Worksheet along with receipts to the NDSP. Sponsors are responsible for out of pocket expenses until the purchase is approved and reimbursement are processed.
Responsibility for documentation rests with the sponsor. Receipts must be legible. Itemized lists of educational texts or materials must clearly indicate relevance to curriculum areas.