Emergency Relief Fund Grant

The Emergency Relief Fund is administered by the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin to support relief, recovery, and rebuilding after the April 17 tornado in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The tornado significantly affected the Ringle area and surrounding communities, and the fund is intended to provide timely, compassionate assistance to residents, families, and community response efforts facing disaster-related hardship. The fund supports urgent needs resulting from the tornado. Allowable assistance includes temporary housing, emergency repairs, housing stabilization, groceries, clothing, utilities, transportation, replacement of basic necessities, medical needs, home clean-up and essential repairs, and other unexpected recovery costs. The source states that payments will be made directly to vendors whenever possible, though funds may be provided directly to individuals when appropriate. Eligible applicants include individuals and families impacted by the April 17 tornado in Marathon County. The fund may also support qualified charitable organizations responding to the disaster. Applicants must verify that they were affected by the tornado, describe the hardship being experienced, provide the amount of assistance requested, and disclose other aid received or pending from organizations, state sources, or federal sources. Individuals may apply through the online Grant Management Portal or by submitting the paper Emergency Relief Fund Grant Application for Individuals to the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin at 200 Washington Street, Suite 120, Wausau, WI 54403. The application asks for applicant contact information, number of people in the immediate family served, exact dollar amount requested, requested service categories, requested services or items with costs, a relief project description, and collaboration or other aid information. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed weekly by a dedicated review committee composed of five members from the Ringle community and Marathon County. The review process is intended to distribute assistance thoughtfully, fairly, and as quickly as possible. If awarded, the applicant must enter into a grant agreement, use funds only for eligible disaster relief needs within the approved project area and designated grant period, request an extension if funds cannot be used within the grant period, return unused funds if required, and submit a final report describing how funds were used. Questions may be directed to Kelly Price, Director of Programs and Donor Relations, at kelly@cfoncw.org or 715-598-5986. The application deadline is listed as ongoing, with weekly review. No cost share or matching requirement is stated. No award ceiling, award floor, number of awards, notification date, or fixed performance period is stated in the provided source material.

Clearly verify that the applicant was affected by the tornado, describe the hardship being experienced, provide an exact request amount, itemize services or items and costs, and disclose other assistance received or pending because these items are specifically requested for weekly review.