Award amounts ranged from $500 to $5,000, and $27,000 was awarded to 8 different organizations across 3 States.
National VOAD was pleased to announce the Hurricane Matthew Recovery Grant Program in October 2017. The Hurricane Matthew Recovery Grant Program was made possible through a generous donation from the UPS Foundation and was designed to direct funds to the recovery efforts of Hurricane Matthew.
Grant awards were designated to support an organization’s recovery program operational needs, not for direct client assistance. Eligible requests for the Hurricane Matthew Recovery Grant included the following:
- Supplies and Equipment Replace or repair lost/damaged supplies and equipment
- Purchase new supplies and equipment
- Travel and related incidental expenses for staff or volunteers deployed to affected disaster areas
- Technology-Cell phones, computers, tablets, etc.
- Operational Needs-Recovery program printing and communication needs.
- Outreach Activities