VERIFIED IDENTITY FOR EDUCATION

Bridging the Gap Separating Families from Critical Education Funding

Merit stands up education savings accounts (ESA) and microgrant programs with ease, connecting families and their students to verified educational service providers with the educational resources needed to move forward.

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Benefits

State Program Administrators

A single platform with the technology and security fundamental to standing up successful grant and ESA programs while eliminating fraud, streamlining awareness, and providing customized data and reporting in real time.

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Education Service Providers

Become a verified education marketplace service provider and accept publicly-funded ESA, microgrant, and other awards from parents and guardians purchasing the educational resources their students need to excel.

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BENEFITS

Parents & Guardians

Parents and guardians connect with verified education service providers, making it easier to spend the education funds they qualify for on the educational resources needed to move students forward.

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Program Benefits

Merit has a dedicated team that takes everything from marketing outreach and IT support to customer reporting and fraud detection off your plate, ensuring a successful program from start 
to finish!

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Comprehensive Implementation

Merit has a dedicated team that takes everything from marketing outreach and IT support to custom reporting and fraud detection off your plate, ensuring a successful program from start to finish!
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Mobile, Digital Experience

A convenient, user-friendly app that acts as an additional layer of customer service and improved customer experience - easy for qualified parents and guardians to access and use the platform to spend their education dollars.
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Fiscal Management

We’ll track the money being spent by parents and guardians so when it comes to auditing, program administrators are a step ahead of the paperwork!
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Customized Reporting

From account balance and other information for parents and guardians to qualified service provider insights, purchased services, and other demographics for program administrators, Merit’s detailed reporting can be customized from state to state, providing invaluable insight across the board.
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Fraud Prevention

Verified identification, custom reporting, collective outreach, and financial tracking all lead to fraud prevention and ensure the most vital aspect of all: the appropriate use of federal and state education funds - and Merit guarantees it!

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Direct Verification - A Transformative Tool for Seamless Student Services

Learning loss can be more quickly addressed by replacing the current disconnected application processes with a cross-agency, holistic approach. In other words, participation in one program may automatically qualify families for other eligible programs.

  • Establish custom student and family eligibility and need profiles
  • Identify all available and appropriate services and programs
  • Eliminate redundant lengthy application and approval processes
  • Allow agency expert staff to concentrate on customer service rather than paperwork
  • Provide administrators and legislators with program implementation support and near real-time efficiency reporting
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No Fraud Money Back Guarantee

Merit wants you to be satisfied with our detection of fraudulent transactions related to your funding or grant program. Gain a peace of mind that money is being well spent.

More Resources

Learn more about ESAs, microgrants, and other awards, and see what customers are saying about Merit.

Education Grant Reporting Through Verified Eligibility

Merit highlights the steps to complete program accountability. Plan your next steps to real-time fund access control and reporting.

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Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Case Study

Comprehensive Education Savings Account Program and Marketplace Administration

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