Gift of Adoption: Grants Awarded to Qualified Adoptive Families Up To $10K

Information about Gift of Adoption Grants

Gift of Adoption is the largest provider of adoption assistance grants awarded without regard to race, religion, age, marital status, or sexual orientation. Grants of up to $10,000 are awarded monthly to qualified applicants to remove prohibitive financial barriers and make possible the adoptions of some of the most vulnerable children in the U.S. and around the world. There is no application deadline. Families are invited to apply anytime after completing their home study and before finalization.

Gift of Adoption provides grants to complete both domestic and international adoptions. Any U.S. citizen who has an approved adoption home study from a Hague accredited agency (if international adoption) or licensed social worker (if domestic adoption) is eligible to apply.
Financial need, perseverance, and imminence of the adoption must be demonstrated.
Gift of Adoption considers the totality of circumstances when reviewing grant applications. While not limited to these categories, Gift of Adoption’s greatest funding priorities encompass:

For domestic adoptions, the priority is to award grants that:

• Help keep children who are in or at risk of entering the foster care system from entering the foster care system (this includes relative and kinship adoptions).
• Unite biological siblings or prevent them from being separated.

For international adoptions, the priority is to award grants that:

• Unite or preserve biological siblings.
• Prevent a child from ‘aging-out’ of the orphanage system.
• Prevent special needs children from becoming institutionalized.
• Facilitate the placement of a child with a life-threatening medical condition who will not receive proper care until adopted.

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