Any employee of a credit union headquartered in North Carolina or South Carolina is eligible to apply for an initial grant of up to $1,500 following a disaster.Credit union employees who reside outside of the Carolinas are eligible for grant support. Credit unions in need of disaster relief funding should contact Lauren Whaley.

Phase I: Credit union employees and volunteers can receive grant assistance for immediate needs such as, but not limited to food, temporary shelter, housing, gas, transportation, and insurance deductibles. Also included are lodging costs due to temporary displacement, relocation costs due to evacuation mandates, and personal property losses incurred that were not reimbursed by insurance.

Phase II: As determined by the fund balance and need, the grant criteria could expand to include other longer-term recovery needs by employees and volunteers.