STATUS:  Open nationwide

CLIENTS SERVED:  Those with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, blood cancer or needing a bone marrow transplant.

DESCRIPTION: The Mission of the Icla da Silva Foundation is to save the lives of patients whose only cure is a bone marrow transplant by providing financial, emotional, and logistical support to remove barriers to treatment.

SERVICES / PROGRAMS: To qualify for assistance, a patient must be in treatment for an autologous (self) or allogeneic (related) bone marrow or cord blood transplant at a hospital or critical care center based in the United States. Eligibility is based on income and timing. Assistance is available within 60 days of a scheduled transplant or 30 days after transplant.

Financial Assistance/Grants: We help cover costs for caregivers required to be present during a patient’s treatment.
Travel Expenses/Gas Cards:  We help patients offset travel expenses related to treatment.
Living Expenses/Household Expenses:  We provide funding for lodging when patients must stay near their treatment center.
Meal Service/Groceries:  We offer financial support for meals when patients are far from home for treatment.
Information & Referral/Counseling Services/Case Management: 

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES: 
Patient must be a candidate for a bone marrow or cord blood transplant using their own cells or from a related donor.
Patient must be receiving treatment at a certified medical center in the United States.
Please include a letter using hospital letterhead, verifying: a) diagnosis, b) need for a transplant, and c) details regarding the request for financial support (use of funds, timing, amount).
Patient must have a household income at or below 400% of the current U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines in order to be considered for financial support.
Patient must be in active treatment, within 60 days of a scheduled a bone marrow transplant or 30 days after transplant.

HOW TO APPLY: Apply online on this link: https://icla.org/get-help/#register

***Priority for grants is given to patients who meet the eligibility guidelines and demonstrate the greatest financial need.  The maximum grant allocated per patient is $500.