The COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant is to mitigate the negative effects and economic impact COVID- 19 has had on Veterans and their families by providing a one-time financial relief grant in the amount of $1,000.
Applications for the COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant must demonstrate a financial loss on or after the date of the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order, March 13, 2020. A closing date for the disaster relief grant has yet to be determined and will depend on the length of the peacetime emergency declared by the Governor of the State of Minnesota and the availability of funding.
To qualify for the COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant, applicants must be:
A Veteran as defined by MN Statute 197.447, and
A Minnesota Resident, and
Have been negatively financial impacted by COVID-19. * Note: Two Veterans married to each other are both authorized to apply for and receive the disaster relief grant.
COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant application status The MDVA team is working as quickly as possible to process the applications for the COVID-19 grants. Some applicants have already received their checks. We have received more than 4,000 applications to date and our current processing date is noted above.
As applications are uploaded into our system, we send an email to applicants to confirm that step has been completed. If we need any additional information to support your application, we will email you. Thank you for your patience while the MDVA COVID-19 team works diligently to input and process the applications.
The current estimated processing time is approximately 21 business days.
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