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Relief for Guard and Reserve Families on Extended Duty

Virginia's Military Family Relief Fund helps with LIVING EXPENSES — food, housing, utilities and medical services — for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia residents in the U.S. armed forces reserves called to EXTENDED FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS, or to state or federal civil support duty. It is administered by the Adjutant General's office rather than the veterans department. THE GRANT AMOUNTS ARE NOT PUBLISHED, so ask rather than assume the sums are too small to be worth an application.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Virginia's Military Family Relief Fund helps with LIVING EXPENSES — food, housing, utilities and medical services — for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia residents in the U.S. armed forces reserves called to EXTENDED FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS, or to state or federal civil support duty. It is administered by the Adjutant General's office rather than the veterans department. THE GRANT AMOUNTS ARE NOT PUBLISHED, so ask rather than assume the sums are too small to be worth an application.

What it's worth: Assistance with food, housing, utilities and medical services

  • Covers LIVING EXPENSES including FOOD, HOUSING, UTILITIES AND MEDICAL SERVICES.
  • For members of the VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD and VIRGINIA RESIDENTS serving in U.S. armed forces reserves.
  • Called to EXTENDED FEDERAL ACTIVE DUTY IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS, or to STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL SUPPORT DUTY.
  • THE GRANT AMOUNTS ARE NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed.
  • Administered by the OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, Virginia Department of Military Affairs — not the veterans department.
  • Statutory basis: Va. Code §44-102.2.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups the fund reaches.
  • The service is Guard or Reserve.
  • Virginia administers the fund.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

Deadline: While the activation qualifies
  1. 1Apply through the Office of the Adjutant General at the Department of Military Affairs, not through the Department of Veterans Services.
  2. 2Have the activation orders showing the duty exceeds 90 days, or is civil support duty.
  3. 3Document the specific expenses at risk — the fund covers named categories rather than paying a general allowance.
  4. 4Ask what the current grant amounts are; they are not published.
  5. 5Reserve members who are Virginia residents qualify as well as the Guard.
Form
Application to the Office of the Adjutant General
File with
Virginia Department of Military Affairs, Office of the Adjutant General
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Known gapThe grant amounts are not published and we have not guessed at them. A family should ask rather than deciding in advance that the sums are not worth the application.

Sources

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