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FUNDING TOOLKIT

AGBell
AG Bell Parent & Infant Financial Aid Program
Guidelines
For Families of infants and toddlers under the age of 4 who are pursuing a listening and spoken language outcome for their child, this scholarship provides support for services, technology, and more.
Applications open June 22, 2026 and Applications close on August 10, 2026
Preschool Financial Aid
Guidelines
Application
The Preschool Financial Aid program helps families of children from age 4 until they begin first grade with expenses including auditory support services, speech-language therapy, preschool tuition, etc. Award amounts vary and are made once a year.
Applications open April 27, 2026 and Applications close on June 8, 2026
Art and Sciences Award
Guidelines
Available to students in grades 1-12, awards help students participate in after-school, weekend or summer programs that enrich language and develop skills in the arts or sciences.
Applications open December 19, 2026 and Applications close on February 16, 2026
School-Age Financial Aid
Guidelines
The School-Age Financial Aid program is for students in grades 1-12 at parochial, independent or traditional private school. Awards may be applied to tuition, books, equipment, room and board, auditory and speech language support services, academic tutoring, transportation, etc. Please Note: Public school, oral school, home school and post-secondary students are not eligible for this award.
Applications open March 2, 2026 and Applications close on April 13, 2026
CIAF

Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation (CIAF)

Application for Cochlear Equipment
Information and Guidelines
Organization to raise awareness of how cochlear implants restore sound to the hearing impaired and to provide cochlear implant equipment to qualifed applicants in need.
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Oracle Health Foundation

Pediatric Grant
Application
Guidelines
The child must 18 years of age or younger (19-21 may be considered if they are in a child-like mental state) with a specific health care need that is clinically relevant to the health of the child. Must be no existing insurance coverage for the requested expenses and family must meet financial guidelines. Expenses covered include treatment (medicine, therapy, clinical procedures), equipment (assistive technology, hearing aids, etc), and displacement (some lodging, parking, and transportation fees).
Pediatric case grants provide funding for children around the world to receive the healthcare they need.
Friends of Man

Friends of Man

FAQ
Who We Help
No age requirement. Application must be submitted by a referring professional. Funds may be used for: Mobility Equipment (prostheses, wheelchairs, van lifts, ramps, home modifications) and/or Medical Equipment and Procedures (Hearing Aids, Dentures, Glasses).
HearU Nebraska

HearU Nebraska

HearU Nebraska, formerly the Nebraska Children’s Hearing Aid Bank, provides hearing aids to children ages 0-18 with priority to newly identified children ages 0-3 years of age.
NIKE

Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment Fund (HIKE):

Application
Children under the age of twenty who are U.S. Citizens and have not received a previous HIKE Award within the last four (4) years and who have been identified as 1) having a need for a hearing aid(s) or an assistive listening device and 2) having a financial need can benefit from HIKE.
CHIP

Kids Connectons (CHIP)

Information
CHIP is an expansion of Medicaid as health care coverage for qualified children who are without other health insurance and who do not qualify for Medicaid. Federally called the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), it provides the same services covered under Medicaid.
Miracle Ear

Miracle Ear Children’s Foundation

Information and Eligibility
Applicants must have a hearing loss that requires amplification (hearing aids), children who have a mild or greater hearing loss, adults who have a moderate or greater hearing loss and must not have funding available including but not limited to: insurance, state Medicaid program, VA or vocational rehab, state or local programs, and other charity sources. Families must meet financial guidelines included on application.
NCDHH

NSTEP (NCDHH)

Information and Eligibility
Nebraska residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and speech disabled of any age can apply for financial assistance to aid in the purchasing of specialized telephone equipment such as amplifiers, cell phones, signaling devices, TTY/TTs and video phones.
Small Steps in Speech

Small Steps in Speech (SSIS)

Information and Eligibility
US Citizens age 3 – 22 can apply for funds for future speech therapy sessions, materials workshops, and/or assistive technology devices. SSIS does not provides funds to purchase iPads or ABA therapy.
TPA

Travelers Protective Association

Information and Eligibility
For all ages of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing who will benefit from medical, mechanical, specialized treatment or specialized education and who are unable to provide the funds therefore themselves. Funds may be used to purchase mechanical devices, medical or specialized treatment, or specialized education as well as speech classes, note takers, interpreters and so forth. The specific need or needs must be directly related to the applicant's hearing loss.
United Healthcare

United Health Care Children’s Foundation

Information
Application
For children age 16 and under who are covered by a commercial health insurance plan and benefit limits are either exceeded, no coverage is available and/or the costs are a serious financial burden on the family. Types of medical services covered by UHCCF medical grants include but are not limited to speech therapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs, hearing aids, etc.
Financial Assistance for Individuals who are DHH