Indiana has three different scholarship programs to help families afford private schools.
On My Way Pre-K http://providers.brighterfuturesindiana.org/
On My Way Pre-K is Indiana's state-funded pre-kindergarten program. It started as a pilot in a handful of counties but expanded to every county in the state beginning in May, 2019. The voucher is available to families with household income below 127% of the federal poverty limit with parents who are working, attending school or participating in some sort of job training. Children who qualify for On My Way Pre-K must be 4 years old by Aug. 1 and a resident of Indiana. There are four levels in Indiana's ranking for preschool quality. Registered ministries that reach third and fourth level are eligible to accept On My Way Pre-K vouchers. To reach Level 4, they must receive national accreditation. Non-public schools with a Pre-K included must be accredited by an approved OECOSL accrediting body. https://brighterfuturesindiana.org/providers/pdf/PTQ_Approved_Accrediting_Bodies.pdf. Parents can fill out an application either online or on paper. Applications are available in both English and Spanish. If a child is chosen to receive the grant, an enrollment packet will be sent in the mail. The state's Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning will also call to set up an appointment with the local intake agent to complete the project. That appointment will include choosing an approved preschool to attend. https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/on-my-way-pre-k/
Indiana Choice Scholarship Program (Vouchers) https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-choice-scholarship-program/
The Indiana Choice Scholarship (voucher) is a state-funded scholarship that helps cover the costs of tuition at a private school. Qualifying students in grades K-12 can receive up to 90% of the local per-student state funding amount. Students must satisfy both household income requirements and student eligibility criteria to qualify. Participating schools and interested parents work together to enroll students and to submit Choice Scholarship applications to the Indiana Department of Education. See section 3 of this document for details.
Indiana Tax Credit Scholarship Program https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-choice-scholarship-program/school-scholarships/
The Indiana Tax Credit Scholarship program is a privately funded scholarship that helps cover the costs of attending a private school. Funding for Indiana Tax Credit Scholarships comes from private, charitable donations to qualified scholarship granting organizations (SGOs). Donors are eligible to take advantage of a 50% tax credit. While there are no limits on the size of qualifying contributions to an SGO, the entire tax credit program has a limit of $17.5 million for fiscal year 2021-22 and $18.5 million for fiscal year 2022-23. This permits up to $35 million in donations and scholarships for fiscal year 2021-22. The SGO for all Archdiocese of Indianapolis Catholic Schools is the Institute for Quality Education (IQE) https://www.i4qed.org/. Students who do not qualify for a voucher, may qualify for a Tax Credit Scholarship.
Because the Tax Credit Scholarship Program is privately funded, it’s critical for schools to advertise and promote this program so individual donors and corporations are educated on the benefits this scholarship program provides to your Catholic school and are encouraged to donate to the program while receiving a 50% state tax credit.
Hispanics who attended a Catholic elementary school are twice as likely to have a college degree and a household income of $75,000 or more. The association is even stronger for those who attended a Catholic high school. We are not suggesting that Catholic schooling causes success later in life — certainly there are many other intervening factors — but the comparisons here are worth noting. Catholic schooling does make a difference for Hispanics.
(“Catholic education: Does it still make a difference?”, Mary Gautier, National Catholic Reporter, Oct. 24, 2011)