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Introduction
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| The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioner's adopted a policy on
October 5, 2005 which was revised on April 5, 2006, to offer a financial grant for active
duty military members to assist them in the maintenance and support of their family and home
while serving in combat. The procedures for administering the grant have been delegated to
the Hillsborough County Administrator.
The Hillsborough County Veteran Affairs Office will act as the primary
point of contact in order to assist active and former military members
who may wish to apply for this grant.
Details on how and when to contact the Veteran Affairs Office are provided
below.
The grant is being offered to active military and former military members
who meet all of the following criteria:
Proof of active
military combat service or receipt of combat duty pay for a minimum
of 45 aggregate days for each annual grant application.
- To verify combat duty, the member (or representative) will be required
to produce documents indicating the member performed in a combat zone and
received qualifying hazardous duty pay. The most useful document to use
as verification of this is a copy of the Leave and Earnings statement
provided by the parent military service organization. Other documents
may be necessary if the Leave and Earnings Statement is not available.
So, contact the Veteran Affairs Office at 975-2181 for guidance if you
do not have access to the Leave and Earnings Statement for the period
of service that covers the combat duty.
- This grant is also available to the active duty military member
or a family member in the event the military member is injured or
otherwise unable to complete the full 45 days of combat duty. If
there are extenuating circumstances, the member or the member's
immediate family should contact the Veterans Affairs Office at
975-2181 for guidance and information before completing an application
or visiting the office if the full 45 day period within the grant year
was not completed.
- The policy also allows for the spouse of the military member to
apply for the grant under extenuating circumstances or if the
military member is unable to complete the application form.
In addition, the military member's un-remarried surviving spouse
may apply for the grant in the event the military member is killed
in action and all other criteria are met. In these instances, only
one day of combat duty is required if the military member is injured
or is deceased and unable to complete the full 45 day combat period.
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