Briefing Kit · Florida ToolFES-UA Estimator · Oct. 9, 2026
What a Florida family’s FES-UA award is this year, county by county, from the published schedule.
The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (F.S. §1002.394) pays a published amount per county, set by the student’s Matrix of Services level and, at Levels 1 to 3, the grade band. Pick the county, the level and the grade; the sheet shows the figure, where it comes from and the date it was published. 67 counties, five amounts each, 2026-27. A published number, never an estimate.
Levels 1–3 · by grade band
One figure per band
Ages 3–4 and K–3, grades 4–8, grades 9–12; 251, 252 and 253 pay the same
Level 4 · 254
One figure, any grade
The first level with a per-student FEFP cost factor behind it (3.515)
Level 5 · 255
One figure, any grade
The highest published amount in every county
Published July 27, 2026
FLDOE and Step Up For Students
The award schedule the sheet reads; a county with no row says so
The student
$21,556
St. Johns County · Level 4 (program 254) · any grade
Row: St. Johns, 254, all, 2026-27 · FES-UA Scholarship Award Amounts, Florida Department of Education and Step Up For Students, published July 27, 2026.
St. Johns County, 2026-27
| Level | Program | Grade band | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levels 1–3 | 251–253 | Ages 3–4 and K–3 | $10,579 |
| 251–253 | Grades 4–8 | $9,995 | |
| 251–253 | Grades 9–12 | $9,804 | |
| Level 4 | 254 | Any | $21,556 |
| Level 5 | 255 | Any | $34,606 |
The district side of the same level
Programs 254 and 255 carry a per-student FEFP cost factor, 3.515 and 5.906 for 2026-27, applied to the student’s ESE FTE (F.S. §1011.62(1)(c)). The dollar figure is the district’s, from its own FTE and the year’s base student allocation.
Source: https://go.stepupforstudents.org/hubfs/Scholarship%20Info/FES-UA-Scholarship-Award-Amounts.pdf, published July 27, 2026.
The same published figure, printed on the disclosure the district hands the family.
In IEPeasyhub the FES-UA disclosure notice reads the county’s row with its source, and the Matrix page carries the award beside the level.
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