General Information

CGMA helps families who are adopting a child. CGMA offers both loans and grants for this purpose.

 

A CGMA Adoption Loan may be provided to eligible CGMA clients who are incurring expenses related to the legal adoption of a child when they do not have all of the funds necessary to proceed with the adoption process.

 

A CGMA Adoption Grant may be provided to eligible CGMA clients to assist with the cost of the home study directly related to the adoption.

 

Clients may be eligible to receive both a grant and a loan.

 

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Adoption Loan:

Qualified adoption expenses are those reasonable and necessary expenses directly related to, and for the principal purpose of, the legal adoption of an eligible child and may include:

• Adoption fees
• Attorney fees
• Court costs
• Required home inspection cost
• Travel expenses (including meals and lodging) while away from home
• Re-adoption expenses relating to the adoption of a foreign child

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Adoption Grant:

For expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2012, the CGMA Adoption Grant program may provide a grant for the home study expense directly related to the legal adoption of a child.

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Applications

• Applications are available Online
  
  
• From your CGMA Representative or
  
  
• By calling CGMA-HQ at (800) 881-2462 or (703) 872-6716

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Need More Information?

Detailed information concerning Adoption Assistance is contained in Section 3-C-9 of the CGMA Manual

Review our General Information Brochure

Contact your local Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Representative

Call CGMA-HQ (800) 881-2462 or (703) 872-6716

Send us an email: ARL-DG-CGMA@uscg.mil