Scholarship Descriptions:

GA CAPS

Who is Eligible?

• Child Protective Services (CPS) and Court Ordered Supervision Cases – Requires a referral from CPS.

• Children enrolled in a lottery-funded Georgia Pre-K class

• Children in DFCS Custody

• Children with disabilities – Disabilities may include intellectual disabilities; hearing, speech, language impairments, visual, or orthopedic impairments; serious emotional disturbance, autism, traumatic brain injury, specific learning disability, significant delays in cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or adaptive development; or other health impairments that impact the child’s learning.

• Families experiencing domestic violence

• Families participating in or transitioning from TANF – Require a referral from TANF and is limited to families who are participating in TANF employment or support services.

• Families who have experienced a natural disaster within the previous 24 months.

• Families who lack fixed, regular, and adequate housing

• Families with very low income as defined by CAPS –  for applicable income limits by family size.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) – Must be participating in DFCS’ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program.

• Minor parents – Parental authorities 20 years of age or younger.

• Need to protect – Children who need protective services but are not formally involved with CPS.

• In addition to being in a priority group, families must meet the eligibility requirements listed below. Please note that only the most common verification options are listed below. The complete list of acceptable verification can be found in CAPS Policy – Eligibility Requirements and CAPS Policy – Income Calculations.

Georgia Pre-K Program 

Georgia's Pre-K Program is a lottery-funded educational program designed to prepare eligible four-year-olds for kindergarten. The program begins in August, just like the school system, and operates on a similar schedule of 6.5 hours per day, Monday-Friday, 180 days a year. It is designed to develop and master the skills necessary for children to be successful in Kindergarten.