PURPOSE: This assistance is to provide financial resources for immediate
needs, not covered by other available programs, to give aid and comfort to veterans as well as their spouses or un-remarried widow or widower.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Veteran service officers are equipped to assist you with any medical or benefit-related need. If your need is not already covered by another entity, you may apply for a one-time grant from About Face.

REQUIREMENTS: Eligible veterans should meet the following requirements:

• Have an immediate need, such as unexpected or emergency expenses
  that would create an undue hardship
• Have no more than $10,000 in cash assets
• Have verified with a VSO that no other entity can assist and received documentation of such in writing
• Be a resident of About Face’s service area, which aligns with that of the Fargo VA Medical Center and includes all of North Dakota, west-central Minnesota (Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Wilkin, Pennington, Roseau, and Polk counties) and County in South Dakota
• Be able to provide documentation and vendor information for where the grant money would be paid; funds are NOT provided directly to the veteran but to the service provider
• Have a median income at or below the Federal Poverty Level

Initial Application Form

Please note that this is the first step to applying for a grant. Upon submitting the form, you will be contacted and asked to provide the necessary documentation, including a DD214, bank statements and proof of income, if any.