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Become an Organ and Tissue Donor   While donated organs and tissue are shared at the national level, the laws that govern donation vary from state to state. Therefore, it is important for you to know what you can do to ensure your deci... Details > Donate Life America Catastrophic Injury Fund   This site provides a few questions and answers about Catastrophic Injury Fund and how NTAF can help patients to mobilize their communities to fundraise for uninsured expenses related to Catastrophic I... Details > National Transplant Assistance Fund Donation and Transplantation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)   Advances in transplantation science are helping to save more lives than ever. But there is a critical shortage of organ donations and a continually-growing list of patients waiting for a lifesaving tr... Details > Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Fundraising for Transplant Patients   This site provides information for the patients on how NTAF is available to help raise the funds in your community that can help pay for medical expenses not covered by insurance.... Details > National Transplant Assistance Fund Gift of a Lifetime   The Gift of a Lifetime weaves together in-depth information about donation and transplantation with the real-world stories of transplant recipients, donors and health care professionals.... Details > Donate Life America Organ Donation Web Site The official U.S. Government web site for organ and tissue donation and transplantation, www.organdonor.gov, is maintained by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Healthcare System... Details > Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Organ Procurement Organization   This site provides information on Organ Procurement Organizations, (OPO) are federally franchised to actually procure donor organs, send surgical teams into hospitals of the donors to take the donated... Details > Living Bank Organ Procurement Organizations By State This is a directory provided by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It lists independent and hospital-based organ procurement facilities by State.... Details > Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration Organs to Donate   This page offers information regarding which organs and tissues can be donated. An organ donor can potentially save the lives of eight people, and a tissue donor can help up to fifty people. ... Details > Living Bank Questions and Answers about Organ Donation   This site provides information on Frequently Asked Question. While the success rates of transplant surgery have improved remarkably, growing shortages exist in the supply of organs and tissues availab... Details > Living Bank