Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Assistance Fund

Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Assistance Fund
GUIDELINES FOR THE COLORADO VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOUNDATION ASSISTANCE FUND

The Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Assistance Fund is established to provide financial assistance to worthy Colorado Veterans of the United States Armed Forces, who ARE members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department of Colorado and/or its Auxiliary, who have insufficient financial resources to meet a critical or emergency need for shelter, utilities, and/or health care.

Application Procedure: Any eligible person (or someone on behalf of an eligible person) may apply for a grant of funds under this program. Application forms are available from the Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation.

Application forms are available from Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Colorado and may be requested by calling 303-421-1630 or visiting www.vfwco.org/index.php/home/grants

Completed Applications can be mailed to: VFW Dept of Colorado, 1400 Carr St, Lakewood, CO 80214. The envelope is to be marked CONFIDENTIAL

Use of Grant Fund: Grants will be made to eligible person for the purpose of meeting an essential basic need for shelter, utilities, and/or health care. Grants will not be made for items that are discretionary in nature ("wants").

Limitations: Initally, grant application will not be approved for more than $500 (this limitation may change as the fund grows.)

Grants will usually not be approved for the same veteran more than once in a lifetime. (A waiver may be considered in the case of servere emergency).

Grants will not be approved to help an eligible person on a continuing basis, e.g. rent, home payments, car loans, long-term illnesses, custodial care, chronic presciption drugs.

The Fund is unable to assume the total responsibility for a veteran's major medical bills or funeral expenses.

Proof of Eligibility: The burden of proof of eligibility of the applicant for assistance from the Fund shall rest upon the applicant.

Application Revised: 4/20/2023

Date Requested:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Applicant's Name:*

First NameLast Name
Complete Address:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Phone:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Email*
example@example.com
Member of VFW Post or Auxiliary #:*
Membership Number:*
Total Household Income:*
Dates of Service:*
Branch of Service:*
Applicants Name (if different from above):

First NameLast Name
Address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Phone:
Please enter a valid phone number.
Relationship to Veteran:
Amount of Funds Requested:*
1. Statement of problem:*
2. Possible solutions to the problem:*
3. Other sources of assistance that have been contacted:*
4. Other sources of assistance that have been received toward the solution of this particular problem:*
5. If this grant application is not approve, what will be the consequences?*
6. Attach Copy of Membership Card:*

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7. Attach Copies of Bills Requested by Application:*

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7a. Additional Copies of Bills Requested by Application

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7b. Additional Copies of Bills Requested by Application

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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED
Should be Empty:

Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Assistance Fund

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED