INDIANA — The Military Family Relief Fund Operation Holiday Program is designed to assist veterans and their families that are experiencing financial hardship. This special program can assist with essential holiday expenses for the children that reside in their homes and a holiday meal for qualified veterans. The assistance amount would be $200 per child residing in the veteran’s household and $150.00 for the holiday meal.
This program will end on December 30, 2021. Any applications received after 4 p.m. on December 30th cannot be processed. Any applications that are not complete at 4 p.m. December 30th will be closed.
The veteran must have an honorable, under honorable conditions, or certain other than honorable discharges. The household income cannot exceed 2 times the U.S. federal poverty guidelines. An eligible child shall be under 18 years of age at the time of the application, or the child is 18 years of age and still enrolled in high school or a high school equivalently program. Please note, if you have received a previous award the maximum lifetime amount an applicant may receive from the fund is $2,500, unless a higher amount is approved by the commission.
To apply, you will need:
• Application: General Information form and Grant Request
• W9 (must have handwritten signature), Direct Deposit Form (must have handwritten signature)
• Proof that children reside with veteran. See list of accepted residency documents on grant request form
• DD214 that shows the type of discharge
• First page of the most current bank statement for all accounts you own, showing account balance
• Evidence of income for applicant and spouse (2 weeks of most current pay stubs, VA compensation, Social Security, retirement, unemployment, etc.)
Send completed applications to:Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn: Military Family Relief Fund, 777 North Meridian Street, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Fax to: 317-232-7721 or e-mmail to: MFRF@dva.IN.gov