Army Emergency Relief

Scholarships:scholarship assistance is provided through the mg james ursano scholarship program for dependent children of active duty and retired soldiers and the mrs. patty shinseki spouse education assistance program for spouses of active and retired soldiers. Between the two scholarship programs 3,157 students pursuing their first undergraduate degree received $14m in scholarships. Aer also pays the complete cost of college for spouses and children of victims of the 9/11 attack on the pentagon. Ten students - 5 undergraduate and 5 graduate - were awarded a total of $295k in 2022 as part of our pentagon victims scholarship fund. Over $4.1m has been provided to 38 children and 10 spouses since inception.

Grants:aer disbursed 2,692 grants worth $2.1m in 2022 to retiring and separating soldiers to participate in apprenticeships/ pre-apprenticeship, on the job training, internships/job shadowing, and specific employment skills training during their transition period to improve their civilian employment options. Another $232k in grants were disbursed to purchase 112 cranial helmets, while 908 grants worth $416k helped soldiers purchase food during Emergency travel, permanent change of station (pcs) and basic living needs, and 17 grants worth $17k were provided to protect families from domestic violence.

Grants:aer disbursed 3,783 grants worth $7m in 2022 for non-transition (career skills) assistance related grants. Over $2.1m in grants were disbursed to help soldiers pay for Emergency travel needs in 2022 in unforeseen circumstances such as travel from overseas bases back to hometowns after loved ones had passed or to provide support during a serious illness. This includes 290 grants worth $173k for disaster assistance items to include fuel replacement, temporary lodging, and food while awaiting return to permanent housing. Aer also provided 774 grants worth $1.2m for rent, mortgage payments and to cover security deposits. Aer also disbursed $600k in grants to provide child care for the children of 219 soldiers in partnership (see sch o) with the national military family association, and $573k in grants to 769 recipients for car repairs in 2022. Finally, there were 176 grants disbursed in 2022 worth $392k in Emergency dental care needs.

Loans:aer disbursed 21,787 no-interest loans in 2022 worth $43.1m. This value includes 11,000 loans to address essential privately owned vehicle (pov) expenses such as car repairs, monthly payments and child car seat purchases worth $13.8m. The majority of these no-interest loans however were disbursed to relieve financial distress for over 30 categories of valid needs to include: basic living expense (groceries, lodging, utilities); medical (dental, co-pays, or special needs medical devices) or unforeseen emergencies (natural disaster; Emergency travel; funeral expenses). $824k of these loans were forgiven for hardship and other reasons.