What CHOOSE Act funds can pay for
The Alabama Department of Revenue publishes an approved-expense list for each school year, and every payment runs through ClassWallet. Expenses can only be paid from the year's award they belong to.
If your service or product isn't on the list, families can't buy it with program funds, however good it is. Check before you apply.
School tuition and fees1
- Tuition and approved fees at a participating school (academic, application, book, curriculum, enrollment, lab, technology, testing and similar)
- After-school or summer education programs run by a participating school (education-based, not child care)
Tutoring, therapy and courses2
- Private tutoring, in person or online, in art, English language arts, foreign languages, math, music, religion, science and social studies
- Educational therapies for students with disabilities: ABA, dyslexia and dysgraphia, OT, PT, speech and vision therapy, plus initial evaluations
- Approved nonpublic online programs, educational software, test fees and prep courses, and contracted public-school services
Materials and technology3
- Textbooks and curriculum in approved subjects, workbooks and supplemental reading
- Individual-use instructional supplies (no bulk orders)
- Computers under $1,200 (one every two years) and technological aids up to $500 a year per student
Not eligible
Worth knowing
- Families pay anything above the ESA balance themselves, and the Department can reject invoices it considers unreasonable or suspects are fraudulent.2
Alabama vendor guide
Who can apply, documents and payment.
Price caps by state
Technology, instruments and lesson limits compared.
Application checklist
The documents to gather for CHOOSE Act.
Sources
- 1. CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Odyssey help center, updated Jul 27, 2026
- 2. CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Odyssey help center, updated Jul 27, 2026
- 3. CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Odyssey help center, updated Jul 27, 2026