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That organization is the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA). When a major storm strikes, or a severe illness occurs, FEEA is there for these federal employees who need an extra hand. For almost 40 years, FEEA has been there to assist federal employees in times of dire need by providing grants and no-interest loans. NTEU is a founding member of FEEA and National President Doreen Greenwald serves on the FEEA Board of Directors.

Scholarships
Have a child headed for college? Looking to further your career? Federal employees with at least three years of service are eligible to apply for scholarships for themselves, and sponsor their spouses and children. Applications are available from November through March with awards disbursed during the summer.

Each year, hundreds of winners are awarded scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, with top candidates competing for the $5,000 FEEA-NTEU scholarships. These scholarships were first awarded in 2006 with $700,000 in unused administrative funds stemming from an NTEU-won settlement from a special rates case. One exceptional applicant will be named the Vernon Hunter Scholarship Awardee. This designation honors an IRS manager and Vietnam veteran who was killed in 2010 when a disgruntled taxpayer flew his private plane into the Austin, Texas, IRS offices.

Since 1986, FEEA has offered scholarships to more than 11,500 individuals, including providing nearly 200 scholarships to the children of federal civilian employees who died or were severely injured in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the Pentagon on 9-11, and the US Embassies and Consulates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Libya.

Emergency Assistance
FEEA offers eligible federal employees confidential, no-interest loans in times of emergency. Loans up to $1,500 are available for:

• Severe illness, injury, or dental emergency of employee or immediate family member

• Death of employee's immediate family member

• Major loss/damage to primary residence due to natural disaster such as fire, flood, hurricane

• Victim of domestic violence with the immediate need for safe housing

• Victim of violent crime

• Victim of identity theft

FEEA has given more than 13,000 loans to federal employees since 1986. Find additional information and an application.

Disaster Relief
FEEA offers disaster relief grants up to $500 to eligible federal employees in the aftermath of floods, hurricanes, winter storms, wildfires, droughts, and tornadoes. The charity has paid out more than 14,000 disaster relief grants to federal employees since 1986.

FEEA’s Programs
In addition to scholarships, loans, and disaster grants, FEEA offers other programs for federal employees, including Tutoring and #FedLifeHacks, which provides helpful advice and resources.

For more information, please see the links below:
Tutoring
#Fedlifehacks

Make a Contribution
To be able to provide federal employees emergency assistance and help with college bills, FEEA relies on donations from other federal employees. Please consider donating to FEEA by visiting its website or by making a pledge during the Combined Federal Campaign (FEEA #11185). Every little bit can help another federal employee in need.