09/05/2025
📣The next Equipment Grant Deadline is September 15📅 - just 10 days away❗
Don't Wait❗ Apply Today❗ https://focus-ga.org/program/equipment-grant-program/
Who is Eliglble?
✅FOCUS Kid must be between ages 0-21 AND
✅Have lifelong developmental and/or physical disabilities. Some common diagnoses include but are not limited to cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, degenerative illnesses, and rare genetic syndromes that REQUIRES MEDICALLY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.
✅Are a Georgia Resident.
✅The total lifetime per child is $10,000 (Loaned equipment does not count towards lifetime maximum or grant per year limit)
✅Van-lift grants are one-time only grants, with a maximum of $10,000 (Please see guidelines below for those applying for van lifts)
✅Ceiling lift and stair lift grants are one-time only grants per child
✅Families can apply for one grant a year per child
✅Equipment must be purchased by FOCUS. We cannot pay for equipment already owned by the family
✅Family income must be below 350% of the federal poverty level. See chart on the website.
FOCUS provides grants for the following types of equipment:
📌Van lifts, Ramps, Behind the vehicle lift systems
📌Transport style wheelchairs as a manual backup (ex. Convaid). If requesting as a primary wheelchair, you should pursue the wheelchair through your insurance funding (private insurance or Medicaid).
📌Activity chairs (ex. Tumbleform, Special Tomato, Rifton). *Include an insurance or Medicaid denial letter to be considered.
📌Materials for ramps for home access (Installation not funded)
📌Stair lifts
📌Patient care lifts *Include an insurance or Medicaid denial letter to be considered.
📌Custom bath equipment *Not covered by insurance or Medicaid
“The right equipment makes our lives easier – not easy – but easier!”
