What We Do
“The Lord shall guide thee continually . . . and thou shalt be as a watered garden, and like a spring of water; whose waters fail not.”
About Our Grants
NFCSN grants provide temporary financial assistance to those who need help paying Christian Science nursing and related Christian Science practitioner invoices.
Who is eligible
Those who are:
- Actively working to demonstrate healing in Christian Science
- Receiving Christian Science nursing care
- Not able to pay the full cost of their current care
- Residing in the United States or one of its territories
What is covered
Christian Science nursing fees invoiced by:
- Accredited Christian Science nursing facilities
- Visiting Christian Science nursing services
- Private-duty Journal-listed Christian Science nurses
NFCSN can also help cover related invoices from Journal-listed Christian Science practitioners.
In all these cases, we will pay providers directly for their services.
What is not covered
These costs are beyond the scope of NFCSN:
- Reimbursement for invoices already paid
- Travel costs
- Nursing supplies and equipment
- Personal items
Applications from executors of estates are not accepted.
How does the application process work?

Collect needed information.
Submit an online application,
Provide all required documents.
Participate in a phone interview.
Once the steps listed above are complete, the Grant Committee can generally make a grant decision within two weeks. When the decision is made, a grant administrator will promptly notify the applicant (or their designated representative).
GRATITUDE POSTS
The streams of Love are definitely pouring. I’m grateful to accept.
I have not been the recipient of a grant, but the warm, encouraging response I received when inquiring in the past has helped to facilitate a full healing without the need for funds.
The grant has freed me up to focus on my healing.
We are so grateful not to feel alone in a wilderness of physical and financial fears.
I’m thankful for the spiritual reinforcement this aid represents for those turning to God in prayer for healing.
I’ve been able to “watch, work, and pray” in a spiritual atmosphere that supports my healing progress.
The love and understanding expressed when it seemed we were in “a valley” will never be forgotten.
This grant is nothing less than the expression of infinite, divine Love, reflected in the giving of the many Christian Scientist who support this work.
Thank you for the grant that was gifted to our family for nursing care received during and after the birth of our daughter. Having the support of a Christian Science nurse was priceless.
This grant allowed me to have my complete focus on prayer, study, and healing.
Just wanted to let you know how blessed we feel with the “presence” that the Christian Science nurse brings to our home.
Thank you for this healing help from the loving heart of Christian Science.
I am grateful for the prayer that came along with the gift. That prayer, along with mine, and the prayer of those close to me, cast a light on an open path to the solution of this difficulty.
I am very moved by the loving care my dad is receiving.