Evacuation/Displacement Relief and Long Term Disaster Relief Assistance Program
Funding Amount
$500, $750, or $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “This program allows Employees 1st to deliver assistance more quickly and with modified rules compared to standard year-round assistance programs.”
Overview
A specialized rapid-response grant program activated during federally declared disasters. This program allows Employees 1st to deliver assistance more quickly and with modified rules compared to standard year-round assistance programs.
Trigger: Federally declared disaster
Geographic Scope: United States (federally declared disaster areas)
Award Options: Companies may choose one of three fixed award amounts:
- $500
- $750
- $1,000
Program Duration: Offered for 30 days after a Federally-declared disaster declaration
- For current Employees 1st clients: automatically opted-in to this program
- 30-day timeline begins upon federal disaster declaration
Additional Assistance: Beyond the 30-day special provision period, employees may access additional assistance through year-round application to the company's standard Employees 1st fund
Contact Information:
- Address: 451 Florida Street, Suite LL 100, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
- Phone: 888.295.0192
- Contact: Devon DeShields, DDeShields@braf.org
Parent Organization: Employee Assistance Foundation (supporting organization of Baton Rouge Area Foundation)
What Employee Assistance Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $155K
- Median grant
- $155K
- By dollars: Louisiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Baton Rouge, LA.
Example grants
Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA
$155K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Disaster relief
- Hardship
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