In order to qualify for a Safety Net Grant from the American Kidney Fund:

• The patient must be diagnosed as having chronic kidney disease, and must be a dialysis patient or a kidney transplant recipient. 
• The patient must not be covered for the requested expense by other programs or insurance.  Financial assistance by the American Kidney Fund is considered "last resort" funding.
• Safety Net Grants are not provided for hospital bills, medical bills, physician’s services, dialysis treatment costs, or transplantation surgery.  These expenses are usually covered by health insurance and/or governmental programs.
• The patient must demonstrate financial need on the patient application. Financial need will be assessed based on numerous factors including household income, reasonable expenses and liquid assets. 

If you have any questions about qualifications, please call the Patient Services Department at 1-800-638-8299.