You can get a one-time emergency grant of up to $5,000 per service member or immediate family member for expenses such as rent or mortgage, utilities, medical services, prescriptions, insurance or vehicle payments. The fund also pays casualty based grants to the families of service members who are injured, killed, declared missing in action or held as prisoners of war. Grants are meant for emergencies that one payment can reasonably resolve.
Call a Rhode Island National Guard Family Assistance Center Specialist at 401-275-1241, 401-275-1242, 401-275-1243 or 401-275-1240 to start a request.
Proof of your qualifying service or DEERS enrollment, documentation of the emergency and your financial need, and casualty documentation if you are applying for a casualty based grant.
