How to Get Grants For Infertility Treatments
Infertility treatments can be outrageously expensive. One treatment can cost up to $13,000, not to mention many families have to go through many treatments to conceive a baby. While many insurances will not cover Fertility treatments there are grant available to those who qualify.
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Get a diagnosis from specialist, or your OB/Gyn or urologist. To qualify for any grants for infertility treatment you must meet the American Society for Reproductive Medicine definition of Infertility. Your doctor will also have to testify that you have a normal uterus, appear to no signs of premature menopause, and have at least one accessible ovary (if not using a donor).
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Be under the age of 45. While some grants may be available for those individuals wishing to become pregnant at a later age, the most foundations require participants to be younger then 45.
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Obtain and keep health insurance. While it is true insurance will not cover the procedure, insurance can cover other things to keep recipients in good health. Insurance will also have to be available for baby.
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Maintain good mental and physical health. Grant recipients are must show that they can mentally and physically take care of a baby.
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Be able to show a financial need that they can not pay for the procedures them self but still can afford to take care of a child.
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Look for resources below for organizations that may be able to help pay for the cost of Infertility Treatments.
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Tips & Warnings
Favoritism is usually showed to grant applicants that have no children, however applicants with children still can apply and receive funding.
Not all eligible applicants will receive funding.
Applicants that have had a large number of treatment failure rates may have a hard time finding grant funding.
Expect some out of pocket cost. Most grants will not pay for diagnosis or for costs after you are pregnant.
Resources
- Mini Grant Proposal
- Books for grant writing
- Bumbs.org
- The InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc.
- Foundation that helps women over the age of 45.
- How to Apply For A Foundation Grant When No Unsolicited Proposals Are Accepted
- How To Get A Travel Grant
- How to Find Foundations That Give Grants
- How to Get Grants For Adoption
