Criteria for State Family Readiness Council Family Grant

STATE FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL
FAMILY GRANT

All grant applications will either be approved or disapproved by the Finance Committee.
· Families of a New Jersey Army and Air National Guard service member, who are on orders in any duty status continued longer than 90 days, are eligible to apply for grants.
· Grant applications will be reviewed under the Family Grant criteria.

CRITERIA

· Grants will be awarded during a period of mobilization with a monetary value, not to exceed $2500 for Family Grants.

· Family Grant Criteria for eligibility to apply requires that a deployed service members immediate family must be experiencing financial hardship and must demonstrate a proof of need. This would include but not be limited to, catastrophic or emergency event, loss of income, medical emergency, bills, and unforeseen major household emergency.

· Priority will go to families of deployed guardsmen first.

· Application must be completed in its entirety and include copies of all supporting documentation, which includes written statements describing the emergency. The Finance Committee requires a “proof of need” statement and how the Family Grant will assist in satisfying the stated need.

· All grants will be reviewed and awarded on an as needed basis as determined by the Finance Committee contingent upon the availability of grant funds.

· All grants will be reviewed by the Finance Committee and awarded 1 (one) time per family, in a 24 month period. Grants can be awarded during mobilization and up to 1 year upon return.

· Individuals will ordinarily be notified of the Finance Committee decision, within 10 working days from receipt of the application and supporting documentation by their respective Family Assistance Center (FAC) coordinator.

· The Finance Committee reserves the right to mail directly the necessary money to companies/creditors on behalf of the family. Names/addresses and account numbers should be included with the application. To pay creditors on your behalf the signature block must be signed for release of your personal information. All written correspondence will come via certified mail. If additional information is needed to complete the application process, the FAC coordinator will contact you directly. No one else will be asking you for personal information.

If you are interested in applying for this grant please contact me at 1-609-847-6232 for the application. If you are a soldier currently deployed and would like to apply from overseas you can email me at Heather.Altman@us.army.mil and I can try and make arrangements for this to be done via mail or email.