Tennessee ESA FY2027 Service Provider RFA

The Tennessee Department of Education is accepting applications through March 31, 2027 for up to 200 qualified Education Savings Account service providers. Approved providers receive no-cost State contracts and may be selected by participating families for allowable tutoring, educational therapy, transportation, summer/after-school programming, technology equipment and eligible postsecondary services.

FundingNo fixed grant award or contract value. TDOE will establish no-cost contracts with up to 200 qualified providers; participating families may then use ESA funds for allowable services, and payment amounts vary based on eligible services selected by families.

DeadlineMarch 31, 2027; the RFA does not state a closing time

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionReview the FY2027 ESA Service Providers RFA and pass/fail rubric, select only service categories for which the applicant fully meets TDOE qualifications, document credentials/background-check compliance and fair-market pricing, complete the online 2026-27 ESA Service Provider Application, and obtain a fully executed no-cost State contract before rendering reimbursable services.

Broad Eligibility

TDOE is seeking individuals or businesses that meet ESA Program qualifications for approved service categories including tutoring, educational therapy, transportation, summer programming, after-school programming, technology equipment and eligible postsecondary opportunities. Technology-equipment providers must be commercial businesses licensed to operate in Tennessee and offer approvable devices at or below fair market value that directly assist a student’s instruction. Provider personnel serving students must meet applicable credential and fingerprint-based background-check requirements.

Atlas Analysis

This is an open school-funding marketplace RFA rather than a traditional grant. Up to 200 qualified providers may receive no-cost State contracts and then be paid when ESA families select allowable services. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit is low because the technology-equipment category is expressly limited to devices that directly assist student instruction; a clinical remote-exam device should not be represented as eligible without a separate authoritative educational-use determination.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.tn.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗