The [Lance Armstrong Foundation](http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.jvKZLbMRIsG/b.594849/k.CC7C/Home.htm) has made $500,000 to help people with cancer displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Grants are available *only to organizations*, not individuals.
Funds can be used for such things as
* transportation for patients and their families to resume or continue treatment
* costs of treatment if care has been interrupted
* emergency housing for patients or families so treatment can begin again
More information and downloadable proposal forms are available on the [LAF site](http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.jvKZLbMRIsG/b.1023933/k.E261/Hurricane_Katrina_Relief_Fund_for_Cancer_Survivors.htm) or by emailing [Suzanne Kho.](mailto:suzanne.kho@laf.org) Interested applicants can also call Ms. Kho at 512-236-8820.
Organizations that have already received funding from the Lance Armstrong Foundation are able to apply as well as other not-for-profit groups.
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