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How to Apply

Complete an Application

Air Force Reserve

or
Air National Guard

If you are Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard, download the application here.

 

Army National Guard
and Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve
If you are in the Army National Guard, or Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Reserve or Coast Card Reserve, download the application here.

If you need any help completing the form, please contact Our Military Kids office at 703-734-6654 or via email at OMKInquiry@ourmilitarykids.org.

Note: Adobe Acrobat is required to view the application on your computer. Download Adobe Acrobat free by clicking here.

What are the conditions under which the grants will be awarded?

  • Documentation validating the amount of the grant request is required. This documentation can be in the form of a program flyer, a URL for the website outlining program fees, or a letter from the organization coordinating the activity or providing the tutoring service. A grant request for tutoring services provided by an individual also requires a copy of the tutor's teaching certificate..
  • Our Military Kids requires proof that the child’s parent is either activated National Guard or Reserve and is deployed overseas. A copy of the deployment orders satisfies this requirement.
  • The application must include copy of the child’s military dependent ID card or a copy of form 1172, Application for Uniformed Services Identification (DEERS Form) or a copy of a birth certificate if the applicant is a biological child of the deployed.
  • Incomplete or illegible forms will not be accepted and will be returned.
  • You must use all funding from Our Military Kids for the purpose stated on your application. Otherwise, Our Military Kids will request a full repayment.
  • The amount of the grant aid offered will depend on the funding available at the time of application receipt. No grant request or award can exceed $500.
  • Grant checks will only be made out to the organization noted on the application. There will not be any exceptions.

Other Information

  • Our Military Kids will acknowledge all applications for grants, in writing, within 10 business days of receipt.
  • Our Military Kids may defer applications if it requires further information to verify eligibility.
  • Grants will be awarded at the sole discretion of the staff and grant committee of Our Military Kids, Inc. Grants are subject to availability of funds.
 
Making it possible for kids to get extra help during a parent's deployment can help the entire family

3,045
children

from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have received

$1,113,853
in grant awards.

as of April 30, 2008.