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Federal & State Support for AP

State Federal and/or state exam fee subsidy for low-income students State exam fee subsidy for other students Types of state support
Alabama checkmark
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Arizona checkmark Grants for minority students, professional development
Arkansas checkmark checkmark Exam fees for low-income students, $50 subsidy for students taking more than two exams in one year, professional development, grants for equipment, school incentives
California checkmark checkmark Exam fees for students at 200% of poverty, mandatory acceptance of AP grades at public colleges and universities, professional development for AP instructors, AP Vertical Teams grants, tutoring services for AP students, instructional materials and equipment for AP courses, support for AP online offerings
Colorado checkmark Tuition reductions reimbursing exam fees for student who receive college credit through AP
Connecticut checkmark Payment for Summer Institutes at Connecticut State University sites
Delaware Professional Development
D.C. checkmark checkmark Exam fees, professional development
Florida checkmark checkmark Exam fees, professional development, school and teacher incentives, grants for supplies
Georgia checkmark checkmark Exam fees
Hawaii AP Exam fees for low-income students, professional development, AP Vertical Teams grants, online AP courses
Idaho AP Exam fees for low-income students, professional development, AP Vertical Teams grants, online AP courses
Illinois checkmark Fees for select schools for online AP courses and test review
Indiana checkmark checkmark Exam fees for math, science, and English language, professional development, recommendation that schools offer at least one AP math and AP science course, AP Advisory Committee
Iowa checkmark Fees for online AP courses, AP Advisory Committee
Kansas checkmark Professional development, online training
Kentucky checkmark Exam fee reimbursement, special diploma
Louisiana checkmark
Maine Reimbursement of AP expenses for low-income districts
Maryland checkmark
Massachusetts Professional development, grants for materials
Michigan checkmark Tuition for low-income students for online AP courses, tuition for teachers from low-income districts for AP Workshops and Summer Institutes, publication of college AP policies online
Minnesota checkmark checkmark Exam fees for public and private school students, fees for online AP courses, professional development for public and private school teachers, publication of college AP policies, AP Advisory Committee
Mississippi checkmark Professional development
Missouri checkmark checkmark Exam fees for students who meet proficiency criteria, professional development, publication of college AP policies, AP Advisory Committee
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Nebraska checkmark Professional development
Nevada checkmark
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New Mexico checkmark Exam fees for low-income students, professional development, grants for equipment
New York checkmark AP English and Calculus Examinations scores satisfy English and math Excelsior exam requirements
North Carolina checkmark Mandatory weighted grades, publication of college AP policies
Northern Mariana Islands checkmark
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Oklahoma checkmark checkmark Professional development, online AP courses, exam fees for low income students, partial exam fees for students taking more than one exam, professional development, AP Vertical Teams grants, school incentives, grants for materials and equipment
Oregon checkmark
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Puerto Rico checkmark
Rhode Island checkmark
South Carolina checkmark checkmark Exam fees for juniors and seniors, mandatory Summer Institutes for new AP teachers, payment for Summer Institutes for new AP teachers
South Dakota checkmark Professional development, publication of college AP policies, AP testing required to receive dual credit
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Texas checkmark checkmark Exam fee subsidy for low-income students, partial payments for all other students, professional development, school incentives, grants for materials and equipment
Utah Professional development, grants for supplies and other AP costs
Vermont checkmark
Virginia Special diploma
U.S. Virgin Islands checkmark
Washington checkmark
West Virginia checkmark Mandatory acceptance of AP grades in all public colleges, professional development, publication of college AP policies, AP Advisory Committee
Wisconsin checkmark Exam fees for low-income students, mandatory acceptance of AP grades 3 or higher at public colleges and universities, AP Advisory Committee, online AP courses

Exam fee subsidies, professional development, and equipment grants are just a few of the ways 27 states support AP.

In addition, the federal government provides grants to 41 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the payment of exam fees for low-income students after the College Board fee reduction. For states in which low-income students pay a nominal amount, the federal grants may also be used to increase the participation of those students.

Federal Grants 1998-1999 $2,700,000
1999-2000 $4,000,000
2000-2001 $15,000,000
2001-2002 $22,000,000
2002-2003 $22,000,000
2003-2004 $23,500,000

For more information, contact your College Board Regional Office.