Ohio autism scholarship bonds.
From $100.
A registered provider in the Ohio Autism Scholarship Program must file a surety bond safeguarding the scholarship funds it receives. The bond amount is the greater of one-twelfth of last year’s scholarship funds or $10,000, capped at $250,000. Premiums are 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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How much does an Ohio autism scholarship bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard autism scholarship bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the state. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your provider details, the required bond amount, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Most applications approve instantly. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with your provider registration
Submit the executed bond with your Autism Scholarship Program provider paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the autism scholarship bond covers
The Ohio Autism Scholarship Program lets families of children with autism use state scholarship funds to pay an approved provider for special-education services. Providers register with the state, and under Ohio Administrative Code 3301-103-07 a registered provider must post a surety bond.
The amount is the greater of one-twelfth of the scholarship funds the provider received in the prior year or $10,000, with a $250,000 cap — so it scales with how much scholarship money flows through you, while staying bounded at both ends.
The bond is a financial guarantee to the state: if a provider violates the program rules or mishandles scholarship funds and causes a loss, the state can recover against the bond. The bond runs continuously and renews annually for as long as you participate. If the surety pays, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your provider registration. Submit the executed bond with your Autism Scholarship Program provider paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your provider registration.
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Autism scholarship bond, issued today.
1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Enter your required amount and file the same day.