The Cancer Fairy Godmother has provided a list of websites to help you apply and qualify for free grant money from the government. Below are some of the site just click on the link.
Some new resources found here: Some Helpful Links
Federal Money Programs
- www.Grants.gov
- www.sba.gov – Small Business Administration
- www.fsa.usda.gov – $200K to run a ranch or farm
- www.dla.cmil.db – $300K to help get government contracts
- www.rurdev.usda.gov – up to $10 million to start a business in a small town
- www.sba.gov/INV/venture.html – up to $3 million in venture capital
Private Sources for Free Money and Grants
- www.womensnet.net
- www.dressforsuccess.org – free clothes
- bottomlesscloset.org – free clothes
- www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch or www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/nsip
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- www.idanetwork.org
- www.adea.org
- www.aoa.org
- www.helpingpatients.org
- www.hud.gov/
- www.hud.gov/office/cpd/affordablehousing/programs/home/addi/
- www.ftc.gov
- www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/fsa/index.html
- www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html
- www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/index.html
- www.studentaid.ed.gov
- www.rankinfoundation.org
- www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/
- www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/grants/grants
- www.spencer.org/
- www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/index.cfm
- www.taxcreditcompany.com
- www.firstgov.gov
- www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
- www.rurdev.usda.gov



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Do you have any funds available to help with medical bills, that are mounting, while I was sent home to die of leukemia?
Hi my younger sister and I was diagnosed with breast cancer. We both live in a rural area. And have to travil once a week to Salt Lake city, 4 hours from where we live. And we are in need of finacal help foe treatment and travil expences. Can you tell me what grant I need to apply for or where I can go for help. Thank you for your help.
Michelle Macias
To Whom it May Concern,
My mother found a lump on her breast, but does not have the money to pay for a mammogram, sonogram, or a biopsy. She does not have an income and failed to qualify for medicaid. What type of assistance is available to her?
There are several safety nets available in the United States. Please check the list of available options here:
http://cancerfairygodmother.com/financial-resources-for-cancer-patients/
There is more immediate help found on the Cancer Forum, where you need to create a user account and ask questions of others who may be experiencing similar situations:
Found here Cancer Forum
My heart goes out to you and your mom. Good luck, something will make itself available to you.
I am in need of finantial assistance with my morgage. I have stage 4 prostate cancer and will loose my home soon unless I get some help soon. It is 2.300$ a month and I only have one left. I have 29 radiation treatments left and hope anyone can help me. Thank you
we are in need of financial help, husband has stage 4 lung cancer, lost job due to providing care for him & traveling to hospital. Do not know where to turn for help. Please advise with suggestions
I am a newly diagnosed Cancer Patient. Lung cancer and Brain Carcinoma. I live on a fixed income of about $852.00 dollars Monthly receive medical care fro medicare and the Az. state medical program. But had to pay a lot of medication expenses from my check. So that has put me behind on my Rent,Utilites,and I only receive $16. monthly on food stamps,I need helpwith paying these bills, buying groceries,cleaning supplies, need extra money for laundry. and etc.
Hello, and thank you for posting on Cancer Fairy Godmother.
This site does not have any cash resources to dispense. Perhaps some of the above links could help you find financial help through your state and local communities. I hope and pray that you are able to find some relief for your current cash needs.
Currently this site does not have any cash to help people in need, we only offer links to agencies and companies the help those in your situation.
My husband have cancer he already lost one kidney we need some fund for radio therapy if any body can help us.
grant money for cancer survivors to start buss.
My name Is Joseph Jestes, I am writing this trying to find information about assistance and free grants for male cancer survivors trying to get thier life back together.
Thank you,
Joseph Jestes
hi im a new mom and i just found out i have thyoid cancer and i need help finding grants for my treatments can some one please help me i feel so alone and lost
Hi Melinda -
Do not despair. Cancer Fairy Godmother has a new editor coming on board. She is finishing her last rounds of treatment herself, but she is very smart and savvy. What state do you currently live in ? Please use this email address to respond to me nak@scr4m.com and I will see if she can help you out with some information. Once she gets this info to me I will publish on the site for others to access.
Best
Kit
Hello,
My friend has Oviarian cancer that has spread to her stomach and bones. She is 26 years old and has no family. She can barley make it to work anymore. Does anyone know where she can receive some financial help? She really needs to stop working but can’t.
if anyone has any suggestion i would appreciate it i am 67 my husband 69 we bought a bank foreclosure and are tearing it down to rebuild it as we make the money,we have a 47 year old daughter that has to have cancer treatments for melonoma and she has ask to come home we live in a fifth wheel my concern is her trying to leave in a house most of the way torn down, her boyfriend cant handle being there for her ,then her 24 yr old daught needs to go to rehab meth is killing her my question is where can we get a low interest loan to finish our house also to pay for rehab. thank you
Hi guys,
My name is Chris and I’m 26 years old. I went to the hospital 2 weeks ago with abdominal pain and thought that I might have kidney stones, so a catscan was done and turns out I got terrible news. I am diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I am in total shock and depressed. I have medicaid to cover my hospital costs, but I cant afford anything else because I cannot work now because I am in alot of pain and about to start chemotherapy. I’m really scared and dont know how to handle this. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestios of organizations that give grants to cancer patients. If anyone could help I would really appreciate it. I never expected to have cancer this early in my life so I am so unprepared
Hi Chris ~ There are links that can be found here: http://cancerfairygodmother.com/some-helpful-links/ ~ and what Michelle said to me, who sent me these links, is that there are often local grants (town/city/state) as well as faith based grants, depending on your location.
She said that it was not the people in her hospital who made here aware of these grants, which surprised her, but people outside of the hospital staff. I would ask around, and do some research online as well as making some calls in your home town. By looking at you IP address, I came up with this link: http://www.komenct.org/page/show/community-grants/apply-for-a-grant – these workshops look like they are non specific (ie, breast cancer) but workshops that will lead you to the path of finding grant resources.
Good Luck + Godspeed !
~ K
I am a VietNam vet of 68 years, I have been exposed to agent orange during my time in VietNam. I have lung cancer, have had my right kidney remover of cancer and know have cancer of the pancreas and now stage four (4). I have stopped cemo due to the expense, my medical refusing to continue cemo theropy. I look in good health but my body is deteriating rapidly, loose of 70 pounds. How do I apply for financial assistance for my morgage, I have never been late or missed payments, but now limited in funds for food, morgage and essentials…The US Army does not recognize my exposure to agent orange and I continuing the battle for assistance. I think their waiting me out…
Any suggestions will be appriciated…
My grandmother has just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She is so bad they don’t even recommend chemo at this point. She maybe has 6 months left on this earth and the financial strain is awful. At this point I really need help with getting her food and paying for mortgage, and utilities ect… We live in Tallahassee Florida. Does anyone know ANY grants available out their for cancer patients or any links in Florida?? I’m sad and scared and left to take care of my grandmother all alone.
Hi Danae,
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. As to her immediate financial needs, I feel your pain. This site does not have any money, but I can list a few places where you could start. I would use local networks to see what is available through local charities and church affiliated groups. The best way to start would be to talk to other cancer survivors and support groups in your area. Another idea would be to see if you have a health advocate locally, as they frequently have lists of resources.
Here is a local support group I found:
Caregivers Support Group
Meets at noon on second Fridays at Woodmont Assisted Living, 3702 N. Monroe St.
A light lunch is provided, and respite care is available onsite with advance notice. 431-5037.
“I CAN COPE” Support Group
TMH works in partnership with the American Cancer Society to provide education for newly diagnosed cancer survivors and caregivers. For more information or exact dates, call Angela Singh: (850) 599-3369.
American Lung Association in Florida
http://www.lungusa.org/associations/states/florida/
I hope you are able to find a way to get the support you and your grandmother need. My prayers are with you.
~ Kit
Hi everyone,
Six months and five days ago I was taken to the emergency room and 7hours later was told I had two kinds of cancer, and having already struggled with another serious medical condition, to even suggest I was blown out of the water puts it mildly. What came next was almost worse bc the doctor was crying while telling me I needed a 2nd and 3rd and 4th opinion because what I had was rare, she hadn’t seen it before, and I was too young (39) for this and if I wanted to live, I didn’t have time to think about this. Then a flurry of people came in and all I remember was “no time; treatment had to begin within a week; no time. ” One week later I’m in the hospital in another state, I lived in Illinois and had just earned my MA and worked at the state Capitol for an internship and was now where my mom worked and lived in FL, and I was told that the lesions were so close to my spinal cord that paralysis was looming.
Cont’ Hilary Russell: About a month later, and cleared of paralysis, I’ve been told I will prob never have children, read countless times that sex could be gone too due to radiation, was JUST told I’m stage four, been dumped by ppl I never thought would, been propped up by ppl I never expected, changed how I think, & refuse to allow cancer to take me. But I don’t have a single cancer friend, so while I’m seeking financial help for the bills my insurance refuses to pay, calling ny cancer pre-existing and actually accusing me of knowing I had cancer, bought the policy then waited three months to seek treatment, which would ensure if I didn’t start out at stage 4, by the time I did I would be at the almost terminal point. So I’m telling all of you part of my story bc I desperately need some cancer friends in my age range and I’m hoping someone else will need the same thing. My healthy friends either say the absolute worst, wrong thing like “have you made peace with sting yet ?” Or they don’t say anything.
Cont: re Hilary Russell. The last line should have read “Have you made peace with dying yet? ” Not sting.
Hi Hillary,
Thank you so much for posting your story and your situation. Finding and creating a support network of people who understand what you are going through is essential. This seems a daunting task sometimes, as our culture is built on this hair brained concept of ‘self sufficiency’.
I have found a group that may be fairly close to you geographically that you might give a shout, at least based on your IP address from your comment:
Victory in the Valley, Inc.
http://www.victoryinthevalley.org/
You can use this comment stream as well, as this site has quite a few visitors who can relate to the fight you are currently going through. I would be happy to connect you if I can. There is someone about your age who has volunteered to help with this site, a woman out of NYC. I will ping her and perhaps you two can connect over the phone, if she has the time.
My response to you tonight has to be short, as we are getting hit now with Hurricane Irene, and I have to shut me Internet down as we will probably lose power in the very near future.
My prayers go out to you tonight.
~ Kit
lol
I thought you were referring to the singer, that you two had a falling out in the past.
Sweet Dreams !
My 63 yr. Old mother was just diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. This is her second time with cancer, the first was ovarian. She also has type 2 diabetes. I had to leave my job to help her. Its becoming very hard to pay all the bills ( home and medical). Looking for suggestions on what to do.
Hello, i am a 59 year old who 6 months ago was told i have stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is now in my liver…I am termanial, my husband was just laid off work and is having a very hard time finding any kind of work, we are having a very hard time making our bills each month, because of my illness i had to quit my job and now receive disability of 837.00 a month, dosen’t even come close to making the house payment a few other bills…keep getting turned down for any kind of money cause i have no way to pay back…can some one please help me or at least tell whom to contact
thank you for your time
sandy howell
Hello,
I was wondering if one can get a grant to get a wheelchair. I am a fifty year old cancer survivor on dialysis with mbility problems.
Hi,
I was recently diagnosed with leukemia and the medical bills are mounting fast. Is there assistance for this and where can I find it?
Hi! i was diginosed with rectal cancer how does one go about paying morgage payment when u dont make enough? They re about reADY TO FORCLOSE ON ME.
Hello, my father was recently diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. He can no longer work and has to go to the hospital 3 to 4 times a week for treatment and hydration. My mother had to go on extended leave from teaching in order to assist my father. She is able to keep her insurance but has to pay $1400 a month for it. Both my brother and I are in college which we pay for or my aunt helps us. He and I are not financially able to care for our parents. My mother and father are using their savings to pay for insurance and other bills but that will not last. My father recieves disability but it is not much. I was wondering if anyone could direct me to places/people to contact for assistance. Someone said that caregivers of family members can recieve money frpm govt. not sure if thats true or who to contact. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You!!
HI KIT,
I’VE BEEN TOO I’LL TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR REPLY, BUT WHEN I FINALLY DID, IT TOOK ME TO A SITE IN KANSAS. I AM IN MIAMI, FL. I HAD ASKED IF ANYONE KNEW IF SUPPORT GROUPS HERE FOR SPINAL STAGE 4 CANCER FOR PPL IN THEIR 30s and 40s. My post was written ON Aug 28. Thank you.
Hilary
Hi Hillary,
Good to hear from you. I hope this day finds you cheerful and positive.
Here is a Cancer Support group resource number in Miami:
http://cancersupportcommunitymiami.org/programs.htm
Cancer Support Community Greater Miami
8609 South Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33143
305/668-5900
Fax: 305/668-0048
info@cancersupportcommunitymiami.org