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Grants for Disability Services and Substance Abuse

Payment programs are often prohibitively expensive for substance abusers looking to end their addiction. Heart attack victims are not denied rehabilitation because of their inability to pay. People with disabilities often need financial help due to their conditions. Grants and financial aid from the public and private sector are available to substance abusers who, like a person with failing health, are victims of their condition. Grants that offer financial aid to individuals seeking help with substance abuse and for service organizations working with individuals with disabilities are available.

  1. Disability Rights Fund

    • This fund seeks to strengthen participation of Disabled Persons' Organizations (DPOs) in advancing the United Nations Convention on the rights of those with disabilities. The fund is responsible for the drafting of the first human rights treaty of the 21st century. The Disability Rights Fund focuses its grant-making efforts on building the capacity of DPOs to be full participants of achieving rights for the 650 million people with disabilities worldwide.

    The Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education

    • This foundation strives to provide financial assistance to organizations researching blindness prevention. The foundation combines vision research with the biomedical research community. Their grants fund a worldwide network of investigators and institutions.

    AT&T Foundation

    • AT&T supports a variety of programs offering direct grants and employee-directed contributions. The AT&T Foundation provides grants to organizations who service individuals with disabilities. The foundation provides over $50 million in grants to promote learning and improve students' communication skills. They give grants to tax-exempt, nationally recognized educationally based organizations that reach a wide range of students.

    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    • The institute's website offers grants to individuals who need help with substance abuse. Individuals can call the Public Information Branch (301-443-1124) for the names of program officials who work in specific areas of addiction. Each type of grant has its own eligibility requirements. The institute awards grants to private, public, domestic, foreign, profit, and nonprofit institutions offering assistance to individuals suffering from substance abuse.

    The Open Society Institute

    • The Open Society Institute seeks new ideas for its Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative. Its website states, "the groundbreaking $10 million program creates awareness of an alarming gap in the availability of drug and alcohol addiction treatment for Americans who need it." The society says that treatment for substance abuse has been proven to increase productivity, decrease crime, improve family and community situations, and save lives. Their ultimate goal is to provide a higher success rate substance abuse treatment model for local areas to implement for everyone who needs it by creating a successful addiction treatment model through their initiative.

    Daniels Fund

    • The Daniels Fund website describes the grants offered that help people overcome alcoholism and substance abuse. Bill Daniels, a successful businessman and cable television pioneer, struggled with alcoholism before checking into the Betty Ford Center. Daniels sponsored treatment for friends and colleagues and supported other organizations designed to help people suffering from substance abuse. The Daniels Fund also partners with organizations ensuring that young people as well as adults with alcohol and substance abuse problems achieve stability.

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