Adoption Aid
Our adoption grants address one of the primary barriers standing between waiting children and families—the rising cost of adoption.
Our Adoption Aid program helps break down that cost and has been a part of helping more than 9,800 children come home to the love, security, and permanency of a family.
Our current Adoption Aid grant application period is open through June 30, 2026!
Today, Show Hope Adoption Aid grants range between $8,000 to $12,000 each.
Adoption Aid Next Steps
DETERMINE YOUR TIMELINE
DEADLINES AND GUIDELINES
There are four application deadlines throughout the year:
January 5 (for the March Decision Period)
March 31 (for June Decision Period)
June 30 (for the September Decision Period)
September 30 (for the December Decision Period)
GETTING READY TO APPLY
REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
There are steps that need to be completed before you begin the application process.
But there’s no need to be overwhelmed! We’ve got them all laid out for you at the link below.
STARTING THE APPLICATION
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The application process is online. You will be able to save your application and return to it as needed.
You will also be able to view the status of your application at any time after submission. You will be required to upload documents, including your home study and tax documents.
Have questions? Contact us at adoptionaid@showhope.org.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Hope for the Journey
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The need is great, but there is hope.
With the cost of adoption ranging between $25,000 and $50,000, this is simply outside the reach of many families. But with God's faithfulness and his working through donors and supporters, you can help make an impact in the lives of waiting children and families too.
A Letter from Mary Beth Chapman
Our adoption journey began many years ago. God used our daughter Emily, then a teenager, to speak his will into our lives. He opened our eyes to the needs of children who had been orphaned. Once we saw, there was no choice but to act.
Maybe the reason you’re reading these words is that God is doing a similar work in your life. He’s calling you to action. He’s inviting you on a life-changing journey that will be crazy, beautiful, painful, hopeful, and so many other things. Adoption is beautiful, but it is also hard. And it’s a path best traveled together.
My husband, Steven Curtis Chapman, and I founded Show Hope in 2003 because we believe every single child needs to know the love and permanency of a family. Our part in that, outside of our own adoption journey, is to help break down barriers between waiting children and loving families. One of the ways we do that is through Show Hope's Adoption Aid grants.
If you feel God guiding your heart to adopt, be encouraged. Even when it seems impossible, there is hope. And there is help along the way!