Journey to Parenthood grant
Its deadlines, award, application fee and who can apply, read on the program's own site and checked against its posted dates on October 18, 2026.
Its last round closed October 17, 2026, and the program has not posted its next one. Award: Typically $2,000 to $10,000, with a goal of at least one $10,000 grant a year; usually 1 to 4 grants a year. Application fee: $50 non-refundable. Who can apply: Individuals and couples where the applicant or partner is a US citizen living in the US, treated by a US reproductive endocrinologist, with significant financial need and a stable home for a child. No income limit is set.
When to apply to the Journey to Parenthood grant
Dates exactly as the program posts them. A round enters here only once the program has said when it runs.
Closed October 17, 2026; next round not posted
- 2026opens August 1, 2026, closes October 17, 2026
In the program's own words: Once a year. The 2026 round took applications postmarked August 1 to October 17, 2026 and is now closed; grants are usually awarded by late November, and 2027 dates are not posted yet.
What the Journey to Parenthood grant pays and who can apply
As the program states them on its own site, read October 18, 2026.
- Award
- Typically $2,000 to $10,000, with a goal of at least one $10,000 grant a year; usually 1 to 4 grants a year
- Application fee
- $50 non-refundable
- Who can apply
- Individuals and couples where the applicant or partner is a US citizen living in the US, treated by a US reproductive endocrinologist, with significant financial need and a stable home for a child. No income limit is set.
- Where you must live
- Any US state
- Pays for
- Any expenses of IUI, IVF, egg donation, surrogacy or adoption, paid directly to the clinic, pharmacy or agency.
- The catch
- It funds only 1 to 4 families a year from about 75 to 100 applications, does not reimburse costs already incurred, and the award must be used within 12 months.
Journey to Parenthood grant: common questions
When is the Journey to Parenthood grant deadline?
Its last round closed October 17, 2026, and the program has not posted its next one. Once a year. The 2026 round took applications postmarked August 1 to October 17, 2026 and is now closed; grants are usually awarded by late November, and 2027 dates are not posted yet.
How much does the Journey to Parenthood grant pay?
Typically $2,000 to $10,000, with a goal of at least one $10,000 grant a year; usually 1 to 4 grants a year.
Who can apply for the Journey to Parenthood grant?
Individuals and couples where the applicant or partner is a US citizen living in the US, treated by a US reproductive endocrinologist, with significant financial need and a stable home for a child. No income limit is set.
Is there an application fee for the Journey to Parenthood grant?
Yes: $50 non-refundable.
What does the Journey to Parenthood grant pay for?
Any expenses of IUI, IVF, egg donation, surrogacy or adoption, paid directly to the clinic, pharmacy or agency. It funds only 1 to 4 families a year from about 75 to 100 applications, does not reimburse costs already incurred, and the award must be used within 12 months.
Other grants that pay for the same care
Every grant is competitive, so apply to each one you qualify for. Open ones first; never ranked by award.
- Tinina Q. Cade Foundation Family Building GrantOpen now, closes February 1, 2027
- Gift of ParenthoodOpen now, closes December 30, 2026
- Filotimo Foundation family building grantOpen now, closes February 15, 2027
- Starfish Infertility Foundation Leighton GrantOpen now, closes November 30, 2026
- Men Having Babies Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP)Takes applications year-round
- Baby Quest FoundationOpens January 2, 2027, deadline March 4, 2027