Grand Traverse County Veterans Emergency Financial Assistance

What it is. "The Veterans Affairs Committee Funding is a County funded emergency grant program that provides financial aid to wartime era veterans who encounter temporary or unexpected financial hardship." It is the county relief every Michigan county must levy for under 1899 PA 214 (MCL 35.21; see the Michigan entry), administered by the seven-veteran committee the Board appoints. Who. "A veteran or his/her spouse may be eligible for one-time financial assistance from our office if the veteran has at least 90 days of active military service and an honorable discharge. The service must be active duty service during a wartime era. Veterans holding Expeditionary Medals for non- wartime era dates may also qualify. Financial assistance provided by GTCVA cannot generally be given more than once in a twelve month period." The department's site also offers it to Leelanau County veterans. What it pays (FY2025 annual report). Rental and mortgage assistance, applied to past-due payments; utility assistance "for individual past-due electric, gas, and/or water utility bill(s) totaling no more than $1,200.00"; food assistance, "a $100.00 Save-A-Lot store gift card", with more cards for larger households; and gas assistance, "$20.00 Speedway gas card(s) to assist in getting to medical appointments or employment obligations." The county spent $23,520.67 on this help in FY2025, 32% less than in 2024. The State fund alongside. The same staff take applications for the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund's emergency grants, which ask for 180 days of wartime active service and an honorable discharge and are given no more than once in two years (see the Michigan entry). How. Call 231-995-6070 or visit 2650 LaFranier Road; "To apply for assistance, a copy of DD 214 or similar document is required."