Service Providers and Vendors for
Special Needs Children
Service providers and vendors for special needs children can now apply
Applications are now being accepted from companies, organizations, or individuals who provide services or products for special needs children.
Effective July 1, 2023, any vendors who will provide services or products to scholarship recipients for the Utah Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship program administered by Children First Education Fund are required to submit an application and be approved by CFEF.
Vendor Benefits
Once an application is approved, vendors will be able to access the vendor portal which will provide some amazing benefits to your company and to our scholarship students and their families. Here are some highlights:
- Vendors can registered and become pre-approved for direct payment from CFEF

A speech therapist works with a student.
Vendor Benefits
Once an application is approved, vendors will be able to access the vendor portal which will provide some amazing benefits to your company and to our scholarship students and their families. Here are some highlights:
- Vendors can registered and become pre-approved for direct payment from CFEF
- Vendors can list services and products inside the portal along with costs within a marketplace for students
- Vendors will be able to schedule scholarship recipients within the portal, verify when services have been rendered and submit invoices for payment through the portal
- Scholarship families will be able to view a marketplace and find service providers and engage services there, which provides a marketing opportunity for vendors to all the CFEF students
- Scholarship families will not need to pay for services directly and then be reimbursed. The scholarship funds can be paid directly to the vendor on behalf of the student
Application Requirements
Applications will require the following information to be submitted for review by CFEF:
- Organization/Individual Name
- Organization Type (Tutor, Service Provider, Seller, etc.)
- Address
- Website
- Contact
- Contact email address and phone number
- EIN for the organization, or SSN for individuals
- Form W-9
- Vendor experience
- Description of program, product or service