Want to start planning for your child's education? Let us help you! KIDS - A Matching Grant Program.

• KIDS matching grant program will match the first $600 that you contribute this year to a Learning Quest 529 Education Savings account.
• A complete description of the program, paper application, online application and other program resources are at: www.learningquest.com/kids.
• The KIDS Matching Grant Program application must be received by the Treasurer’s Office no later than December 1, 2024. All supporting documentation must be submitted with your application, or received within 14 days of your application.
• KIDS is a program developed specifically for Kansas residents with income less than 200% of the federal poverty level.
• KIDS uses the Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program to invest your deposits and the state's matching grant.
• Applications are limited to 1200 per year and are processed on a first-come first-served basis with 300 applications per congressional district.
• KIDS participants must also open a Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Plan Account. An account can be opened with either an initial investment of at least $25 or by signing up for an automatic monthly investment of at least $25 through a payroll deduction or from a bank account. Visit http://www.LearningQuest.com to learn more about opening a Learning Quest Account.
• To receive matching grant funds, participants must contribute at least $100 this year by December 31, 2024. Contributions must be completed online by December 31, 2024; or mailed and postmarked by December 31, 2024 and received by January 8, 2025.
• In January 2025, the State Treasurer's office will review the 2024 contributions to eligible accounts and deposit the matching grant funds into accounts for eligible participants.
• You can receive one $600 matching grant for each beneficiary that you enroll in the program, and the matching grant funds must be spent for that beneficiary's qualified higher education expenses.
• Eligible account owners can choose anyone as the beneficiary, even themselves.
• Eligibility is based on the Federal Adjusted Gross Income for all members of your household for 2023. “Household” is all persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who share your residence. Anyone who has resided in your household at any point during the tax year being considered is presumed to have resided there for the entire calendar year.
• To verify your 2023 household federal adjusted gross income, you must provide a copy of the 2023 federal tax return for everyone in your household who is required to file a 2023 federal tax return. Other tax documentation will be accepted if you can’t provide a copy of any required tax return. See the Program Description for more information (available at www.learningquest.com/kids).

Account owners must be Kansas residents, and the combined Federal Adjusted Gross Income for all members of the account owner's household (for the year prior to the year of the application) must be less than 200% of the current federal poverty level for the year of application. Members of your household include all persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who share a residence. For more information, please see the Learning Quest Handbook, KIDS Program Description, and KIDS Application.

Qualifying income limits by household size are available here: KIDS Matching Grant Program | Learning Quest. Note that the qualifying income limits are adjusted each year and will be updated after updated federal poverty levels are published.