Financial Assistance
NDAD Financial Assistance Application
When you qualify, NDAD may provide funds that can be used for a variety of needs. To receive assistance, you must complete an application and qualify based on NDAD guidelines. North Dakotans and individuals living in direct bordering state communities are encouraged to apply. Contact your nearest
NDAD office or
download an application online. Financial assistance funding is restricted by NDAD guidelines.
Funds may be used for:
Financial assistance to fulfill prescription needs is one of multiple ways NDAD helps children and adults with health concerns and disabilities.
- Prescription Assistance: Free or reduced-cost prescriptions for all ages with disabilities or chronic health conditions (some restrictions apply).
- Medical Equipment and Supplies: walkers, shower chairs, wheelchairs, and other durable medical equipment that is prescribed by your physician.
- Accessibility: Ramps, grab bars or other equipment or remodeling to make your home more accessible and help you become more independent.
- Medical Travel Assistance: Gas and/or lodging expenses for out-of-town medical travel when you’re referred by a local physician.
- Personal Attendant Care: Expenses that help you maximize your independence by helping you perform tasks you cannot do yourself, such as bathing, dressing and eating.
- Transportation: Public transportation costs for paratransit services when you have mobility or cognitive issues and cannot use regular public transportation or drive yourself.
- Recreational Activities: Access to adaptive recreational activities, such as swimming lessons, sled hockey, bowling and more. NDAD also sponsors Escape to the Lake, an annual adaptive water-ski and recreation event.
Targeted Financial Assistance Programs
- North Dakota Organ Transplant Fund: Help for individuals with demonstrated financial needs related to costs associated with transplant operations not normally covered by insurance.
- Autism Spectrum Assistance Program (ASAP): Help for children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder with out-of-town medical travel expenses and respite services when no other payment option is available for families through local, state or federal programs.
Community Fundraisers
- Community Fundraisers help to provide financial assistance using funds that are not generated by our organization but raised by community members on behalf of a person with a disability or health challenge. NDAD provides this service for no charge.