The window for parents to apply for Indiana's Choice Scholarship Voucher Program opened this week.

The program gives Hoosier parents money from the state to send their kids to any school they want.

A local organization is launching a program to connect more families with those vouchers and schools with open spots.

The Institute for Quality Education, a nonprofit K-12 policy organization, would like to see more Hoosier parents take advantage of school vouchers, since the Indiana General Assembly moved to universally fund them starting in the 2026-2027 school year.

This week, the institute launched the "Find Your Fit" enrollment campaign to educate families about vouchers and their educational options for their kids.

"It's really to try and marry parents and families who are looking for a better educational fit, defined by however that might be for them, right?" said Betsy Wiley, with The Institute for Quality Education.

Right now, according to Wiley, there are 9,000 open seats at non-public or private schools across the state.

Still, Wiley said the institute's research shows that six out of 10 Hoosier parents still don't know they have access to state funding to send their child to whichever school they think is the best.

Wiley is hoping the Find Your Fit campaign, which is partnering with 75 schools, can change that.

"What we're really doing with the Find Your Fit campaign is trying to make sure that families and students that are looking for a different or better educational opportunity are being introduced to schools that want to serve them and really trying to be that facilitator to make sure that they are finding their fit," Wiley said.

Not all policymakers are fans of the expansion of universal school choice in Indiana.  Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly expressed concern that the expansion of the state's voucher program comes at the expense of public school funding.

The Indiana Coalition for Public Education shares that position.

"For every child that uses a voucher to attend a private school, whether they've ever attended a public school or not, means fewer dollars left for the public schools that they would otherwise be served in," said Joel Hand, with the Indiana Coalition for Public Education.

Supporters of the voucher program, including Republican lawmakers have said that state dollars follow the student to fund students' education, not systems.