Polk County (Texas) Veterans Financial Assistance (Fund for Veterans' Assistance Grant)

The Texas Veterans Commission's Fund for Veterans' Assistance gives General Assistance grants to local organisations for emergency help to veterans and their families. Polk County holds one: $235,000 for 2025-26, used for "mortgage/rent assistance, utilities, transportation, funerals and restorative dental care", and, accepted by the Commissioners Court on August 25, 2026, $235,000 for the 2026-27 grant year (September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027). What it pays, per household per grant period, from the county's application. Rent (including deposits, late fees and arrears) or mortgage (including escrow and arrears), up to six months or $6,000; utilities (electric, water, gas, garbage, internet and the primary user's cell phone, with reconnection and late fees), up to six months or $3,000; for the household's main vehicle, fuel for up to three months, necessary repairs up to $4,000, and insurance and loan payments up to three months or $3,000 ("General maintenance is not allowable"); a veteran's funeral and interment, up to $6,000 for surviving family who show financial need; restorative dental care (implants, dentures, fillings, crowns, extractions), up to $2,500 a person; and local rides to work, school or medical appointments. Who. Veterans, dependants and surviving spouses in Polk County "who can demonstrate financial need"; the application lists active duty, Guard, Reserve and veterans of every discharge characterisation. First come, first served; by appointment only, not walk-in; the office aims to provide help within seven days of eligibility being set. The county planned about 85 households for the year. How. Call Veterans Services, 936-327-6838 (602 E. Church Street, Suite 119, Livingston), for an intake appointment, and bring proof of service, residence, income and the bill.