The Children's Inn at NIH
Transportation Support · About this organization
What you get
Help with accessible local shuttle, airport help, first-visit door-to-door transport from three local airports, grocery trips.
How to start
Fill in the online application.
The details, as published
Resident transportation includes an accessible NIH/Clinical Center/Metro shuttle, grocery trips, local-airport help, and private door-to-door rides from all three local airports for first-visit families through the Transportation Fund.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
Transportation Support — travel and transportation
Resident transportation includes an accessible NIH/Clinical Center/Metro shuttle, grocery trips, local-airport help, and private door-to-door rides from all three local airports for first-visit families through the Transportation Fund.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Accessible local shuttle
- Airport help
- First-visit door-to-door transport from three local airports
- Grocery trips
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A patient with B-ALL may qualify only when enrolled in qualifying NIH clinical research.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Qualifying NIH clinical research participation..
- Qualifying NIH clinical research participation.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Maryland — Maryland — Maryland
- NIH campus, Bethesda — NIH campus, Bethesda
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Coordinate the needed ride with Resident Services before travel.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The Inn remains open during construction with reduced footprint.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Availability depends on NIH eligibility, resident status, schedule, and current construction-phase capacity.
- Confirm capacity and current construction-phase operations.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Transportation Support · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Emergency Fund · checked Aug 24, 2026