A year-round New Hampshire homeschool marketplace — curriculum, tutoring, therapy, STEM, arts and enrichment providers, plus a plain-English guide to Education Freedom Accounts and New Hampshire's rewritten home education law.
Overseen by: New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED), under RSA 194-F and the Ed 800 administrative rules. The money comes from the state Education Trust Fund (RSA 194-F:11).
Administered by: Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire (CSF), the scholarship organization that takes applications (on its ScholaVia portal), approves providers and reviews purchases. Families spend through ClassWallet: the ClassWallet Marketplace, Direct Pay to approved providers, or reimbursement with receipts.
Amount per student: The state per-pupil adequacy grant plus any differentiated aid the child qualifies for (RSA 194-F:2, I). NHED's 2025–26 rates: $4,265.64 base, plus
,392.92 for a household at or below 185% of the poverty line, ,184.84 for a student with a qualifying disability and $832.32 for an English learner. By law the rates rise 2% a year from July 1, 2026 (RSA 198:40-d); NHED's 2026–27 rate sheet couldn't be checked for this guide. CSF says the average grant was about $4,800 in 2025–26. Unused money rolls over until the student leaves the program or graduates.
Who is eligible: Any New Hampshire resident who could enroll in a public elementary or secondary school (K–12), at least 5 years old by September 30, with no income limit since SB 295 (2025). Not eligible: students enrolled full-time (more than 50% of instructional time) in their resident district school or a public charter school, including VLACS. The cap was 12,500 for 2026–27 and CSF's handbook says it rises to 15,625 for 2027–28. Priority groups are exempt from the cap.
Application window / next dates: Rolling. For the 2026–27 school year, an application completed and verified by July 15 gets a full-year grant, and families can apply through February for a prorated grant (CSF recommends sending documents by July 1). Returning families upload the Record of Educational Attainment by July 15. CSF had not posted 2027–28 application dates as of October 27, 2026.
Homeschool status: Homeschoolers can apply, but an EFA student is not legally home-educated. Joining the EFA program ends a home education program under RSA 193-A (RSA 194-F:2, IX), the EFA agreement satisfies compulsory attendance (RSA 194-F:3, IV), and the family must submit a yearly standardized test, state assessment or teacher-evaluated portfolio to CSF. Day to day, families can still teach at home and choose their own curriculum.
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 – Tue, May 18, 2027 · Hillsborough County 4-H STEM Learning Lab Goffstown · Hillsborough County Complex, 329 Mast Road Twice-monthly STEM enrichment (first and third Tuesdays, 6–7:30 p.m., November through May) for ages 8–18, with two-part monthly series such as Circuit Builders and Water Filtration with STEM.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Birding Outing at the McLane Center Concord · NH Audubon McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road · Free Informal morning bird walk (8–10 a.m.) on the McLane Center's grassland, forest and freshwater trails looking for year-round birds such as Hairy Woodpeckers and Golden-crowned Kinglets.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Coös County 4-H Achievement Ceremony & New Year Kickoff Lancaster · North Country Resource Center, Granite State Room, 629 Main Street Coös County 4-H celebrates the past year's accomplishments and kicks off the new 4-H year (9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.).
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Exploring Nature with Young Children: Workshop for Pre-K–2nd Grade Teachers Hancock · Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Highway Morning workshop (9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) with Harris Center teacher-naturalists on outdoor learning for young children: story cloths, nature-study games and ready-to-use materials.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Hood Museum Maker Drop-In and Storytime in the Galleries Hanover · Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth · Free Free all-ages art-making drop-in (1–4 p.m.) and a storytime for young children (1–2 p.m.), both inspired by the exhibition of contemporary Native American ceramics "Holding Knowledge: The Tenenbaum Family Collection."
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Rivier University Fall Open House Nashua · Rivier University · Free Saturday open house, 9 a.m.–noon, for prospective students and families to see campus and student life.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · SAT Weekend Test Date (November 2026) Statewide · SAT test centers across New Hampshire · SAT registration fee; late registration costs extra; fee waivers for eligible students National SAT weekend administration; registration deadline Oct. 23, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET).
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Seacoast SeaPerch Educator Workshop Durham · UNH Chase Ocean Engineering Lab · 5 (CEU certificate provided) One-day workshop (9 a.m.–4 p.m.) where participants build and test a SeaPerch underwater ROV in pairs and learn about the Seacoast SeaPerch Challenge; build materials and lunch provided.
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Institute of Art and Design Open House Henniker · Simon Student Center, 98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH Saturday, November 7, 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. EST, with continental breakfast and lunch included. Registration is required.
Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Wabanaki Storytelling with Anne Jennison (Brewster Series) Portsmouth · Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle Street · RSVP required "People of the First Light," an hour (1–2 p.m.) of traditional Northeast Woodlands Native American storytelling during Indigenous Peoples' Month with Abenaki-heritage storyteller and historian Anne Jennison.