Attention Clearwater County Veterans:
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 1:05pm
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Lindsey Lamwers
Clearwater County
Veteran Service Officer
Phone: 218-694-6618
Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-01: Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Coordinating Minnesota’s Strategy to Protect Minnesotans from COVID-19. Within this bill 6.2 million dollars were allocated to provide assistance to Veterans and their families that are adversely affected by the closures.
Applicants for funds must apply and show a financial loss on or after March 13, 2020 due to the closures. There are two different grants to consider:
1)$1,000 Disaster Relief Grant
2)$3,000 COVID-19 Special Needs Grant
Eligibility:
1)A Veteran as defined by MN Statute 197.447, or the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a deceased veteran and
2)A Minnesota Resident, and
3)Have been negatively financially impacted by COVID-19
Applications will be accepted starting 04/06/2020
How to Apply:
$1,000 Disaster Relief Grant:
1)Download the application via MDVA’s website at https://MinnesotaVeteran.org/CovidRelief
2)Self-Submit to the MN GI Bill portal via https://gibill.mn.gov
3)You may also apply by contacting your CVSO- contact information for Minnesota is: https://www.macvso.org/find-a-cvso.html
$3,000 COVID-19 Special Needs Grant:
Assistance Can Be Requested For: Rent/Mortgage/Contract for Deed, Security Deposits, Property Taxes, Home Repairs (related to habitability), Utility Bills, Medical Bills, Furnace/AC Unit, Auto Repairs, Auto Insurance, Auto Loan Payments, Major Appliances
Note that this is different from the normal State Soldier Assistance Program Special Needs Grant which is still available for those that do not meet the qualifications for needs based after March 13, 2020.
For this grant you MUST contact your local CVSO to submit the application.