Legionnaires and Legion posts impacted by recent flooding are eligible for grants through the National Emergency Fund.
The American Legion’s National Emergency Fund (NEF) has grants available for Legionnaires and Legion posts impacted by recent flooding in central Texas.
After the counties were declared disaster areas by Gov. Greg Abbott, NEF eligibility went into effect. Those counties are:
* Bandera
* Coke
* Comal
* Concho
* Gillespie
* Kendall
* Kerr
* Kimble
* Llano
* Mason
* McCulloch
* Menard
* Reeves
* San Saba
* Tom Green
Other counties may be added later.
American Legion Department of Texas Adjutant Bill West said the department is working on compiling lists of needed supplies and locations where those can be dropped off by people wishing to donate items. West said the items needed and where they can be delivered should be available in a day or so.
Membership in The American Legion must be active (2025 dues paid) when the disaster strikes and when the application is filed.
What’s covered: An NEF grant may be considered when the applicant:
Has been displaced from his or her primary residence due to damage sustained during a declared natural disaster.
Provides copies of receipts of items required to meet immediate needs (such as temporary housing, food, water, clothing, diapers, etc.) during the period immediately following the disaster.
Eligibility
Eligibility open to Legionnaires (up to $3,000) and Legion Posts (up to $10,000).
Applicant must have been displaced from their primary residence due to damage sustained during a declared natural disaster. If emergency/disaster shelters are available, and applicant chooses not to stay at shelter, need to know the reason why they did not stay in the shelter.
Not meant to replace or repair items, only to meet most immediate needs (i.e., temporary housing, food, water, clothing, diapers, etc.) during the period immediately following the disaster.
Does not cover insurance compensation or monetary losses from a business, structures on your property (barns, tool sheds, etc.,) equipment or vehicles.
Membership must be active at time of disaster and the time of application.
Application requirements
Application must be submitted to the Department Headquarters at txlegion@txlegion.org and billw@txlegion.org within 90 days of disaster.
Disaster must be a “declared” natural disaster.
Supporting data (photos, receipts, repair estimates, etc.) should be included if at all possible or statements (testimony) from post/district/department officers attesting to damages to residence requiring displacement.
Only one grant per household per disaster.
Post grants must derive from a declared natural disaster and substantiating documentation must provide that The American Legion post will cease to perform the duties and activities in the community due to losses sustained.
Go to Legion.org/Emergency for more.
- Emergency