This fund makes grants to the families of South Carolina National Guard members and South Carolina residents in the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves who were called to active duty, to help with food, housing, utilities, medical services and other costs that get hard because of military service. Status based grants are $500, casualty based grants are $1,000 and needs based grants are up to $2,000. You can get one grant per fiscal year and one grant per set of active duty orders.
Mail the SCMFRF application with the documentation it lists to South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs, ATTN: SCMFRF Coordinator, 1205 Pendleton Street Ste. 369, Columbia SC 29201. For help call 803-734-0200.
The service member’s active duty orders showing the qualifying activation, proof of your relationship to them, and documentation of the financial need or the casualty, depending on which grant you are applying for.
