LymeAid 4 Kids Provided $456,400 in Grants Since 2004

UPDATED AUGUST 2024

In memory of the Lyme Disease Association’s (LDA) president Patricia V. Smith, the LDA has transferred ownership of their LymeAid4Kids (LA4K) program to Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA) to continue the granting program to provide monies for children in need of Lyme testing and treatment. LA4K will remain a national level program with grants available to support children across the US.

COTBDAA has been an affiliate member of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) since it was established as a 501c3 non-profit in 2016.

The Lyme Disease Association developed the LA4K program when internationally acclaimed author Amy Tan, herself a Lyme patient, approached the LDA, asking us to help children who might have Lyme disease.

The program was set up in 2004 and has provided grants for children throughout the US. This fund is for children who do not have insurance coverage or do not receive reimbursement for Lyme and other tick-borne disease treatment/diagnosis and whose families have economic difficulties. This fund often runs out as the number of applicants in need of support is greater than the funds available.

Please consider donating in memory of Patricia Smith. Donations can be made online at Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association. 

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In 2023, 13 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $13,000

1 Arizona
3 Maryland
1 Missouri
2 Montana
1 North Dakota
2 New Jersey
2 Oregon
1 Rhode Island

In 2022, 24 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $24,000

2 Arizona
8 Maryland
4 New York
2 Oregon
4 Rhode Island
3 Utah
1 Washington

In 2021, 19 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $19,000

1 Arizona
1 Illinois
1 Massachusetts
1 Minnesota
4 Missouri
1 New Hampshire
2 New Jersey
4 New York
1 Ohio
2 Pennsylvania
1 Rhode Island

In 2020, 17 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $17,000:
2 California
4 Connecticut
1 Florida
1 Maryland
1 Montana
1 Oregon
5 Pennsylvania
1 Rhode Island
1 Virginia

In 2019, 38 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $38,000:
1 California
2 Connecticut
1 Florida
1 Idaho
8 Maryland
1 New York
23 Pennsylvania
1 Virginia

In 2018, 7 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $7000:
1 Pennsylvania
2 Maryland
1 North Carolina
1 Tennessee
2 Mississippi

In 2017, 18 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $17,400:
4 Oregon
5 Connecticut
1 New York
1 Pennsylvania
4 Maryland
1 Indiana
1 Kansas
1 Idaho

In 2016, 45 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $45,000:
6 New York
2 Ohio
2 Oregon
1 Texas
5 California
1 Illinois
2 North Carolina
1 Michigan
1 Mississippi
2 Tennessee
5 New Jersey
7 Virginia
4 Pennsylvania
3 Massachusetts
1 Maine
1 Connecticut
1 Florida

In 2015, 26 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $26,000:
6 Maine
4 Ohio
1 Connecticut
1 Michigan
2 Washington
2 New York
1 Illinois
1 North Carolina
3 Indiana
1 California
1 Oklahoma
3 Oregon

5 California
1 New Jersey
2 New York
1 Wisconsin

In 2012, 11 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $11,000:
3 Idaho
1 Illinois
1 Iowa
2 New York
1 Massachusetts
1 Tennessee
1 Wisconsin
1 Florida

In 2011, 35 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $35,000:
1 British Columbia
3 California
2 Connecticut
2 Georgia
5 Iowa
4 Illinois
2 Massachusetts
2 Missouri
1 New Hampshire
4 New Jersey
1 New York
3 Ohio
2 Pennsylvania
1 Rhode Island
1 Texas
1 Washington

In 2010, 29 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $29,000:
3 California for a total of $3,000
5 Connecticut for a total of $5,000
1 Georgia for a total of $1,000
3 Illinois for a total of $3,000
1 Maine for a total of $1,000
1 Missouri for a total of $1,000
2 New Hampshire for a total of $2,000
3 New Jersey for a total of $3,000
4 New York for a total of $4,000
1 Pennsylvania for a total of $1,000
1 Rhode Island for a total of $1,000
1 South Carolina for a total of $1,000
3 Virginia for a total of $3,000

In 2009, 20 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $20,000:
4 Connecticut for a total of $4,000
3 Massachusetts for a total of $3,000
1 Rhode Island for a total of $1,000
2 New Jersey for a total of $2,000
2 California for a total of $2,000
2 New York for a total of $2,000
3 Pennsylvania for a total of $3,000
2 Nevada for a total of $2,000
1 British Columbia for a total of $1,000 

In 2008, 36 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $36,000:
1 Ohio for a total of $1,000
1 Rhode Island for a total of $1,000
1 Maine for a total of $1,000
3 Massachusetts for a total of $3,000
6 New York for a total of $6,000
1 Tennessee for a total of $1,000
2 California for a total of $2,000
2 Pennsylvania for a total of $2,000
4 Connecticut for a total of $4,000
1 Florida for a total of $1,000
4 Kansas for a total of $4,000
1 New Hampshire for a total of $1,000
4 Texas for a total of $4,000
3 Georgia for a total of $3,000
2 New Jersey for a total of $2,000

In 2007, 45 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $45,000:
1 California for a total of $1,000
6 Connecticut for a total of $6,000 
1 Florida for a total of $1,000
2 Georgia for a total of $2,000
4 Illinois for a total of $4,000
3 Indiana for a total of $3,000
1 Iowa for a total of $1,000
2 Massachusetts for a total of $2,000* 
3 New Hampshire for a total of $3,000 
1 New Mexico for a total of $1,000 
5 New York for a total of $5,000
2 Ohio for a total of $2,000
8 Pennsylvania for a total of $8,000
1 Rhode Island for a total of $1,000
1 Texas for a total of $1,000 
1 West Virginia for a total of $1,000 
1 Wisconsin for a total of $1,000
2 Canada, (have US doctors) for a total of $2,000

In 2006,19 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $19,000:
1 Connecticut for a total of $1,000 
3 Pennsylvania for a total of $3,000 
8 Massachusetts for a total of $8,000 
3 New York for a total of $3,000
1 California for a total of $1,000
1 Arizona for a total of $1,000
1 Maryland for a total of $1,000
1 Illinois for a total of $1,000 

In 2005, 28 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $28,000: 
2 Rhode Island for a total of $2,000
1 Texas for a total of $1,000
2 New Jersey for a total of $2,000
1 Maine for a total of $1,000
6 California for a total of $6,000
3 Massachusetts for a total of $3,000
5 Connecticut for a total of $5,000
2 New York for a total of $2,000
4 Pennsylvania for a total of $4,000
2 Canada (have US doctors) for a total of $2,000

In 2004, 9 applicants were awarded grants for a total of $9,000: 
1 West Virginia for a total of $1,000
3 Texas for a total of $3,000
2 Connecticut for a total of $2,000
1 Massachusetts for a total of $1,000
1 Illinois for a total of $1,000
1 North Carolina for a total of $1,000

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Originally Published on: Dec 15, 2018