Utah Families at are the Heart of the UEFA Story
Advocate | Support | Inform | Empower
Our adventure together so far
January 16, 2023
The Utah Fits All Scholarship Program (UFA) begins it's journey in the Utah Legislature. Families join in advocating for the bill and reach out to their legislators for support.
January 24, 2023
Day at the Capitol. 600 supporters come together at the capitol in support of passing the Utah Fits All Scholarship program.
January 28, 2023
- Families successfully advocated.
The Utah Fits All Scholarship Program is signed into law, creating 5,000 $8,000 customizable scholarships for K-12 Utah students.
July 2, 2023
UEFA kicks off our grassroots awareness campaign and efforts. A community of hopeful families united in purpose begins connecting at events around the state hosted by UEFA and our partners connecting 1,000s of families with the benefits of the UFA scholarship program.
July 26, 2023
UEFA begins working with Utah and national education service providers and schools to empower them to serve UFA families — sharing program updates, promoting the qualifying provider application, and connecting them with the UEFA community.
October 7, 2023
UEFA brings families together united in purpose to find their fit together at the UEFA Fall Festival.
November 3, 2023
UEFA plays a key role serving as a resource throughout the implementation process.
November 28, 2023
UEFA begins hosting a series of seven educational Virtual Town Halls to empower Utah families and providers to navigate the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.
January 13, 2024
UEFA holds its first provider fair (the only one of it's kind), connecting 1,000 attendees and 100+ providers gathered to empower Utah families to customize their children's education.
February 1, 2024
ACE Scholarships launched their application portal for Direct Pay providers. UEFA pushes over 600 schools and vendors from our community to the UFA scholarship portal to become approved providers for the program.
February 26, 2024
- Community Unites for Program Expansion
UEFA rallies our community of over 20,000 families to advocate for the program at the Utah legislature, doubling the number of scholarships available for the 2024-25 school year! Legislators reference the size of the UEFA community as a justification for program demand.
February 28, 2024
- UFA Scholarship Portal Launches!
Utah Education Fits All Scholarship Program family application portal is open.
UEFA pushes just over 10,000 families to apply on day 1. The demand for the Utah Fits All Scholarship was profoundly illustrated by the 27,270 student applications submitted to the program in its inaugural year.
February 29, 2024
UEFA helps pass House Bill 529 — a technical clean-up bill that brings parents' concerns to the table to amend the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program for the 2024-25 school year.
https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0529.html
May 3, 2024
- Student Scholarship Award Notification
Only 10,000 applicants would receive the good news that they had been awarded the Utah Fits All Scholarship. 17,270 Utah families are on the waitlist and UEFA is dedicated to expanding the UFA Scholarship for all Utah families.
June 15, 2024
We were thrilled to welcome nearly 2,000 attendees, who arrived together as families eager to discover a wide array of over 175 innovative providers empowering families educational products and services at the second UEFA Provider Fair.
Today
The story is far from over!
UEFA will not rest until we have education freedom and access for all.
