Adoption
Subsidy

Adoption Subsidy Fact Sheets

Click on the subjects below to learn more about different aspects of adoption subsidy. For more information on any of these subjects, call NACAC's Adoption Subsidy Resource Center help line at 800-470-6665 or send an e-mail to adoption.assistance@nacac.org.

• Adoption Subsidies after Finalization
• Child Support Payments and Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
• College Tuition Waiver and Scholarship Programs
• Dissolution of Adoption or Death of Adoptive Parents
• Eligibility & Benefits for Federal (IV-E) Adoption Assistance
• Fair Hearings and Appeals
• Guidelines for Terminating Adoption Assistance Agreements
• How Do Adoption Subsidies Affect School Lunch Programs?
• International Adoption and Subsidies
• Interstate Placements and Adoption Subsidies
• Issues in Child Support Enforcement: When Adopted Children Return to the Foster Care System or Enter a Residential Treatment Facility
• Negotiating Subsidy Agreements
• Preserving Adoption Support Programs: Parents Can Make A Difference
• Renegotiating Subsidy Agreements
• Taxes

Click here for a fact sheet about the adoption tax credit. (This will open a new window in another section of NACAC's web site.)

In March 2010, NACAC released a new Adoption Assistance Advocacy Toolkit, designed to help advocates improve adoption assistance in their communities or respond to potential subsidy cuts. You can download a PDF of the entire toolkit or just the sections you need:

• Introduction
• Preserving Adoption Support Programs: Parents Can Make A Difference
• Talking points about adoption assistance
• Model adoption assistance policies
• Adoptive parent quotes and stories
• Telling personal stories
• Suggested reading