The Good Morning Adoption Fund Inc. Adoption Grant

The Good Morning Adoption Fund offers $5,000 grants (based on the availability of funds) to prospective adoptive parents who are working through the AdoptionLink program of Jewish Family Service of Western MA and meet the eligibility requirements described below.

Eligibility Requirements

• Total gross annual income of applicant(s) less than $70,000, as reported on the AdoptionLink application.
• Total assets of applicant(s) less than $250,000 (excluding equity in primary residence and federal income tax qualified retirement accounts) as reported on the AdoptionLink application.
• Grant applications will not be accepted from anyone who is related by blood or marriage to any program manager, officer, or Board Director of The Good Morning Adoption Fund or Jewish Family Service of Western MA.
• Awards are limited to one $5,000 grant per applicant(s). If you, or any member of your household, have previously received a Good Morning Adoption Fund grant, you are ineligible to reapply.

Grant Determination Process

• If you are beginning the adoption process, contact the AdoptionLink Program at 1-888-639-3659 to schedule a confidential orientation and information meeting.
• You must complete the adoption application process through AdoptionLink to be eligible for a Good Morning Adoption Fund grant.
• AdoptionLink will review completed applications and based on the review, a determination will be made by AdoptionLink about your eligibility for a Good Morning Adoption Fund Grant.
• AdoptionLink makes grant recommendations to The Good Morning Adoption Fund based on the information it has received from the applicant(s). The final decision as to the award of a grant will be made by The Good Morning Adoption Fund in the order in which recommendations are made to it by AdoptionLink. A positive recommendation by AdoptionLink does not guarantee you a grant by The Good Morning Adoption Fund.

Disbursement Guidelines

• Grants will be disbursed by The Good Morning Adoption Fund as soon as funds are available for such purpose.
• Good Morning Adoption Fund grants are disbursed in two equal payments of $2,500. The first payment is awarded following the successful completion of an adoption home study, as determined by the Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Western MA or his/her designee. The second payment is awarded when the adoption is finalized (or readopted, in the case of international adoption) in the United States and a copy of the adoption decree is submitted to AdoptionLink.

Note: If you receive the first $2,500 installment following the successful completion of the adoption home study and the adoption is not finalized (or readopted, in the case of international adoption) within one year following placement you are required to return the $2,500 to The Good Morning Adoption Fund.

Please be advised that The Good Morning Adoption Fund Inc. and Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, Inc. do not discriminate against any person based on his/her race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, disability or marital status in the provision of or access to services. This is in accordance with all applicable federal and state law, including, but not limited to, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Article 114 of the Massachusetts Constitution, Chapters 151B and 272, Sections 92, 98, and 98A of the Massachusetts General Laws and Executive Orders 227, 246 and 253.