529 PLANS

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Plan Program match on contributions:
CollegeCounts 529 Fund
Alabama 		None.
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan
Alabama 		None.
Enable Savings Plan Alabama
Alabama 		None
Alaska ABLE Plan
Alaska 		None
John Hancock Freedom 529
Alaska 		None.
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan
Alaska 		None.
University of Alaska College Savings Plan
Alaska 		None, however the state offers a tuition-value guarantee for University of Alaska students invested in the ACT Portfolio.
Arizona Family College Savings Program
Arizona 		None.
AZ ABLE
Arizona 		None
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan
Arizona 		None.
Ivy InvestEd 529 Plan
Arizona 		None.
GIFT College Investing Plan
Arkansas 		Beginning in 2008, the program provides matching grants of up to $500 annually to eligible Arkansas families, based on household income level. For adjusted household income of $30,000 or less, the matching rate is $2 for each $1 contributed. For income of $30,001 to $60,000, the matching rate is $1 for each $1 contributed. Limit one matching grant account per beneficiary. Applications for matching grants are accepted each year between January 1 and April 30. As of January 1,2017 the program is no longer available to new account owners.
iShares 529 Plan
Arkansas 		None.
ScholarShare 529
California 		None.
Colorado ABLE
Colorado 		None
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan
Colorado 		The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $400 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) between $5,000 and $25,000. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through May 15.
Scholars Choice College Savings Program
Colorado 		The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Smart Choice College Savings Plan
Colorado 		The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program
Colorado 		The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
Connecticut 		Connecticut will provide $100 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday or within the first year after an adoption. Families that save an additional $150 in the first four years will receive a state match of $150, for a total of $250 in state funds.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan
Connecticut 		Connecticut will provide $100 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday or within the first year after an adoption. Families that save an additional $150 in the first four years will receive a state match of $150, for a total of $250 in state funds.
Delaware College Investment Plan
Delaware 		None.
DC ABLE
District of Columbia 		None
DC College Savings Plan
District of Columbia 		None.
ABLE United
Florida 		None
Florida 529 Savings Plan
Florida 		None.
Georgia STABLE
Georgia 		None
Path2College 529 Plan
Georgia 		None.
Hawaii's College Savings Program
Hawaii 		None.
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)
Idaho 		None.
Bright Directions Advisor-Guided 529 College Savings Program
Illinois 		None.
Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program
Illinois 		None.
Illinois ABLE
Illinois 		None
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan
Indiana 		None.
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan
Indiana 		None.
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan
Indiana 		None.
INvestABLE Indiana
Indiana 		None
College Savings Iowa
Iowa 		None.
IAble Plan
Iowa 		None
IAdvisor 529 Plan
Iowa 		None.
Kansas ABLE Savings Plan
Kansas 		None
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)
Kansas 		The state will match on a dollar-for-dollar basis contributions above $100 and up to $600 per year by Kansas residents with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty income level. The program is limited to 300 participants from each of Kansas' four Congressional districts per year. Applications and contributions must be received by December 31 each year.
Learning Quest Advisor
Kansas 		The state will match on a dollar-for-dollar basis contributions above $100 and up to $600 per year by Kansas residents with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty income level. The program is limited to 300 participants from each of Kansas' four Congressional districts per year. Applications and contributions must be received by December 31 each year.
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan
Kansas 		None.
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust
Kentucky 		None.
STABLE Kentucky
Kentucky 		None
LA ABLE
Louisiana 		None
START Saving Program
Louisiana 		The state provides an earnings enhancement equal to 2% to 14% (depending on income) of a Louisiana participant's contributions when the account is used for qualifying expenses.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series
Maine 		New Maine accounts may be eligible to receive a $200 Initial Matching Grant when the account is opened with at least $25 (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). The NextStep Matching Grant provides a 50% match on contributions up to a $300 grant per year (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). A $100 Automated Funding Grant is available for accounts that make six consecutive contributions, no less frequently than quarterly, through an automated funding option (one grant per account, no income limitations). Separately, if a beneficiary is eligible for the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant, the initial contribution is waived when a NextGen account is opened. Grants for Maine residents may be used on behalf of the beneficiary at an eligible institution of higher education only.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series
Maine 		New Maine accounts may be eligible to receive a $200 Initial Matching Grant when the account is opened with at least $25 (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). The NextStep Matching Grant provides a 50% match on contributions up to a $300 grant per year (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). A $100 Automated Funding Grant is available for accounts that make six consecutive contributions, no less frequently than quarterly, through an automated funding option (one grant per account, no income limitations). Separately, if a beneficiary is eligible for the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant, the initial contribution is waived when a NextGen account is opened. Grants for Maine residents may be used on behalf of the beneficiary at an eligible institution of higher education only.
Maryland 529 -- College Investment Plan
Maryland 		Individuals who open or have opened a new Maryland College Investment Plan (MCIP) after December 31, 2016, file an application prior June 1, 2018, and make at least the minimum contribution to the account, may receive a $250 contribution by the State. To be eligible, the Beneficiary must be a Maryland resident, the account owner's Maryland state taxable income cannot exceed $112,500 (if filing as an individual) or $175,000 (if married filing jointly). You must make the minimum contribution of $25, $100, or $250, based on your household income, between July 1 and November 1. If you receive a State contribution for a beneficiary in a given year, you are not eligible in that year for the state income deduction for contributions that you made for that beneficiary.
Maryland ABLE
Maryland 		None
Attainable Savings Plan
Massachusetts 		None
U.Fund College Investing Plan
Massachusetts 		None.
MI 529 Advisor Plan
Michigan 		None.
MiABLE
Michigan 		None
Michigan Education Savings Program
Michigan 		Michigan matching grants based on MESP contributions were discontinued for the 2009-2010 year. In prior years, a Michigan resident with adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less and a beneficiary under seven years old could apply for a one-time matching grant of $1 for every $3 contributed, up to a maximum $200 grant.
Minnesota ABLE Plan
Minnesota 		None
Minnesota College Savings Plan
Minnesota 		Minnesota no longer offers a matching grant. For years prior to 2011, a 15% or 10% matching grant of up to $400 per year was available to Minnesota residents, subject to income limitations.
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
Mississippi 		None.
MO ABLE
Missouri 		None
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
Missouri 		The MOST Matching Grant Program has been discontinued.
Achieve Montana
Montana 		None.
Montana ABLE
Montana 		None
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan
Montana 		None.
Enable Savings Plan
Nebraska 		None
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan
Nebraska 		None.
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan
Nebraska 		None.
State Farm College Savings Plan
Nebraska 		None.
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan
Nebraska 		None.
ABLE Nevada
Nevada 		None
Putnam 529 for America
Nevada 		None.
SSGA Upromise 529 Plan
Nevada 		The Silver State Matching Grant Program provides a maximum $300 annual matching contribution ($1,500 lifetime maximum) for each beneficiary from a Nevada family with prior-year AGI of $74,999 or less. The account owner must also be a Nevada resident. Applications are accepted each year from April 1 through July 31.
The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan
Nevada 		None.
USAA 529 College Savings Plan
Nevada 		The USAA Distinguished Valor Matching Grant Program matches up to a lifetime maximum of $1,500 of contributions to this 529 plan with an annual maximum match of $300. The account owner or the beneficiary must be a Nevada resident at the time the grant application is submitted. Grant applicants may apply under two categories: 1) the account owner must serve currently on active duty in the U. S. military and have an adjusted gross household income of less than $95,000, and the beneficiary must be a child of the Account Owner and be under the age of 13, or 2) the account owner or the account owner's spouse must be the recipient of a Purple Heart in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (service beginning October 7, 2001 and ending August 31, 2010), and the beneficiary must be a child or the spouse of the Purple Heart recipient.
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan
New Hampshire 		None.
STABLE New Hampshire
New Hampshire 		None
UNIQUE College Investing Plan
New Hampshire 		None.
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey 		There is no program match, however New Jersey beneficiaries are eligible for a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 for the first semester at any New Jersey college or university subject to minimum participation and contribution requirements.
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan
New Jersey 		There is no program match, however New Jersey beneficiaries are eligible for a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 for the first semester at any New Jersey college or university subject to minimum participation and contribution requirements.
ABLE New Mexico
New Mexico 		None
Scholar's Edge
New Mexico 		None.
The Education Plan's College Savings Program
New Mexico 		None.
New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan
New York 		None.
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan
New York 		None.
NY ABLE
New York 		None
National College Savings Program
North Carolina 		None.
The NC ABLE Program
North Carolina 		None
College SAVE (Advisor)
North Dakota 		The BND Match Program provides a one-time match of contributions up to $300 per beneficiary for North Dakota participants and active duty military families with incomes below $80,000 (single) or $120,000 (joint). Contributions within 12 months of the account opening are eligible for the match. The beneficiary must be 15 years of age or younger. For participants with incomes below $60,000 (single) or $80,000 (joint), the match is available for an additional two years. An additional matching program, New Baby Match, provides a North Dakota resident child 12 months or younger to be considered for a grant in the amount of $200. New Baby Match participants must enroll in CollegeSAVE and contribute $200 prior to the child's first birthday to qualify for the match.
College SAVE (Direct)
North Dakota 		The BND Match Program provides a one-time match of contributions up to $300 per beneficiary for North Dakota participants and active duty military families with incomes below $80,000 (single) or $120,000 (joint). Contributions within 12 months of the account opening are eligible for the match. The beneficiary must be 15 years of age or younger. For participants with incomes below $60,000 (single) or $80,000 (joint), the match is available for an additional two years. An additional matching program, New Baby Match, provides a North Dakota resident child 12 months or younger to be considered for a grant in the amount of $200. New Baby Match participants must enroll in CollegeSAVE and contribute $200 prior to the child's first birthday to qualify for the match.
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage Advisor 529 Savings Plan
Ohio 		None.
Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan
Ohio 		None.
STABLE Account
Ohio 		None
Oklahoma College Savings Plan
Oklahoma 		None.,
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan
Oklahoma 		None.
ABLEforAll
Oregon 		None
MFS 529 Savings Plan
Oregon 		None.
Oregon ABLE Savings Plan
Oregon 		The Oregon Baby Grad Program will provide a one-time contribution of $25 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday. The child must be an Oregon resident. The program is offered for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Oregon College Savings Plan
Oregon 		None
PA ABLE
Pennsylvania 		None
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan
Pennsylvania 		None.
CollegeBound 529 (Advisor-sold)
Rhode Island 		Children born to or adopted by Rhode Island families are eligible for a $100 "CollegeBoundbaby" grant to be used for Qualified Expenses if the request is received by the Treasurer within one (1) year of their birth or adoption.
CollegeBound Saver (Direct-sold)
Rhode Island 		Children born to or adopted by Rhode Island families are eligible for a $100 "CollegeBoundbaby" grant to be used for Qualified Expenses if the request is received by the Treasurer within one (1) year of their birth or adoption.
RI's ABLE
Rhode Island 		None
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold)
South Carolina 		None.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)
South Carolina 		None.
SC ABLE Savings Program
South Carolina 		None
CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold)
South Dakota 		None.
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)
South Dakota 		None.
ABLE TN
Tennessee 		None
TNStars College Savings 529 Program
Tennessee 		Under the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars Program, eligible families can receive a matching contribution of $100 for a minimum $25 investment, or $500 for a minimum $125 investment. Families can reapply each year, up to a $1,500 maximum benefit per child.
Lonestar 529 Plan
Texas 		None.
Texas College Savings Plan
Texas 		None.
my529
Utah 		None
Vermont ABLE
Vermont 		None
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan
Vermont 		None.
ABLEnow
Virginia 		None
CollegeAmerica
Virginia 		None.
Invest529
Virginia 		None.
SMART529 Select
West Virginia 		The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date.

The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan
West Virginia 		The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date.

The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
The Hartford SMART529
West Virginia 		The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date.

The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
WV ABLE
West Virginia 		None
Edvest
Wisconsin 		None.
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan
Wisconsin 		None.
WY ABLE
Wyoming 		None
 

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