There are some wonderful organizations that can help provide some financial support to your family. The following links below are ones that we’ve researched and may be able to assist your family.
ACT TODAY (AUTISM CARE AND TREATMENT)
The ACT Today! board provides funding assistance to families on a quarterly basis, typically offering grants up to $5,000 for effective treatments, assessments, and life support. While there is no income cap, families that make less than $100,000 a year are reviewed first.
https://www.act-today.org/apply-for-grant/
CARE GRANT PROGRAM
CARE Grant Program is for helping families with medication, autism diagnosis/evaluation, therapy session (including speech, OT and ABA,) autism summer camps, autism service dogs, and anything related to improving the lives of children affected by autism. Grants are up to $2,500 per year. Anybody who has a child diagnosed with autism and has an income level less than $95,000 per year for the entire household can apply to this grant. Before the grant is awarded, proof of ASD diagnosis from medical professional as well as IRS Tax forms indicating the household income need to be provided.
www.careautismfoundation.com/autism-family-funds/
CERNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Cerner Charitable Foundation accepts applications for families with children under 18 to receive treatment such as clinical procedures, medicine, therapy, prosthesis, etc. The link provides a chart for financial guidelines to qualify for the grant.
https://www.cernercharitablefoundation.org/request-funding
UNITED HEALTHCARE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Qualifying families can receive up to $5,000 annually, per child ($10,000 lifetime max) to help pay for medical services and equipment such as physical, occupational and speech therapies, counseling services, surgeries, prescription medications, wheelchairs, orthotics, eyeglasses and hearing aids. Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded more than 6,500 grants valued at over $20M to children and their families across the United States. UHCCF has annual family income caps depending on the number of dependents.
https://www.uhccf.org/apply-for-a-grant/apply-now/
