GUIDELINES FOR THE VFW DEPARTMENT OF COLORADO ~ VETERANS TRUST FUND GRANT
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Colorado is a Grantor of the Colorado Veterans Trust Fund grant, is established to provide financial assistance to worthy Colorado Veterans of the United States Armed Forces, 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 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: Initially, grant application will not be approved for more than $500.
Grants will usually not be approve for the same veteran more than once in a lifetime. (A waiver may be considered in the case of a severe emergency.)
Grants will not be approve 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. Military discharge papers generally prove sufficient documentation.
Application Revised: 8/20/2024