SAMFund Family Building Grant (Expect Miracles Foundation)
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.
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Its Spring 2027 round opens in March 2027. Award: Up to $5,000 can be requested; the average family building grant is $3,000, and about half of applicants are funded. It publishes no application fee. Who can apply: US residents aged 21 to 39 with a history of cancer who are in remission, or stable and a year past active treatment. People currently in chemotherapy or radiation are not eligible.
When to apply to the SAMFund grant
Dates exactly as the program posts them. A round enters here only once the program has said when it runs.
Opens in March 2027
- Fall 2026opens in September 2026, closes October 8, 2026
- Spring 2027opens in March 2027, deadline not posted yet
In the program's own words: Twice a year, opening in March and September for about three weeks. The fall 2026 round closed October 8, 2026; the spring cycle opens in March 2027, and recipients hear six to seven weeks after a cycle closes.
What the SAMFund grant pays and who can apply
As the program states them on its own site, read October 18, 2026.
- Award
- Up to $5,000 can be requested; the average family building grant is $3,000, and about half of applicants are funded
- Application fee
- None published
- Who can apply
- US residents aged 21 to 39 with a history of cancer who are in remission, or stable and a year past active treatment. People currently in chemotherapy or radiation are not eligible.
- Where you must live
- Any US state
- Limited to
- Cancer patients and survivors
- Pays for
- Fertility preservation (egg and embryo retrieval), IVF or IUI, gestational carrier or surrogacy fees, fertility testing and adoption.
- The catch
- Nothing done before you apply is reimbursed, storage fees are handled by a separate SAMFund grant, and the program favors applicants with a clear plan and other means to cover the rest.
SAMFund Family Building Grant (Expect Miracles Foundation): common questions
When is the SAMFund grant deadline?
Its Spring 2027 round opens in March 2027. Twice a year, opening in March and September for about three weeks. The fall 2026 round closed October 8, 2026; the spring cycle opens in March 2027, and recipients hear six to seven weeks after a cycle closes.
How much does the SAMFund grant pay?
Up to $5,000 can be requested; the average family building grant is $3,000, and about half of applicants are funded.
Who can apply for the SAMFund grant?
US residents aged 21 to 39 with a history of cancer who are in remission, or stable and a year past active treatment. People currently in chemotherapy or radiation are not eligible.
Is there an application fee for the SAMFund grant?
The program publishes no application fee.
What does the SAMFund grant pay for?
Fertility preservation (egg and embryo retrieval), IVF or IUI, gestational carrier or surrogacy fees, fertility testing and adoption. Nothing done before you apply is reimbursed, storage fees are handled by a separate SAMFund grant, and the program favors applicants with a clear plan and other means to cover the rest.
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