Disaster Relief Grant Program

The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program is the nation's only rapid-response system that provides emergency financial assistance to dialysis and recent transplant patients affected by natural disasters.

Flooding during Hurricane Helene

The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program is the nation's only rapid-response system that provides emergency financial assistance to dialysis and recent transplant patients affected by natural disasters. Disaster relief grants help patients with low incomes replace lost medications and kidney-friendly foods (which may be spoiled due to power outages), pay for temporary housing and transportation to treatment, and replace clothing and personal essentials lost due to the natural disaster or the need to evacuate with little to no notice.

Dialysis and recent kidney transplant patients who need emergency financial help should contact a social worker at their dialysis or transplant clinic for information on applying for aid, apply directly at gms.KidneyFund.org or call AKF at 800-795-3226. 

Financial donations are requested; 100% of donations will be used to assist kidney patients affected by natural disasters.

Thank you to our corporations, foundations and friends

AKF is grateful to the many corporations, foundations and other friends who have offered critically needed aid to these efforts, including the American Society of Nephrology, Ardelyx, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., CorMedix, CSL Vivor, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., the Schattner Foundation, The Foundation For Kidney Patients and Travere Therapeutics, Inc.