Last updated June 13, 2026
There are currently 1,170 active hardship grants in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from state and foundation sources and updated daily.
Hardship and emergency grants provide immediate financial relief during crises — job loss, medical emergencies, natural disasters, and other unexpected setbacks. Government programs, community foundations, and organizations like the Salvation Army and Modest Needs offer grants to help individuals and families stabilize during difficult times.
Emergency Aid Charitable Purpose: Providing individual assistance to mothers and children in immediate need of resources while experiencing devastating life events or crisis. Focus Areas: - Payment…
Emergency Aid and Relief Program (EARP) Overview: The Episcopal Actors' Guild's primary assistance program providing emergency financial aid to professional performing artists experiencing financial…
Emergency Aid for Columbus REALTORS® Purpose: Provide emergency financial assistance to Columbus REALTOR® members Eligibility: Columbus REALTOR® members Offered By: Columbus REALTORS® Foundation…
Emergency and Capacity Building Fund Funder: Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Geographic Scope: Commonwealth of Virginia and organizations serving Virginia Eligible Applicants: 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
Emergency Artist Fund - COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Funder: Arts Council Napa Valley with support from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Arts Education Alliance Fund, and Napa Valley Arts…
Emergency Assistance Organization: Tri Delta Foundation Purpose: Provide financial assistance to Tri Delta members facing emergency situations and devastating circumstances. Geographic Scope: Members…
Stoughton Area Community Foundation Emergency Assistance Funder: Stoughton Area Community Foundation Inc (SACF) Geographic Scope: Stoughton, Wisconsin area Status: Active program Program Overview The…
Emergency Assistance Fund Funder: University of Nebraska System Purpose: To help currently enrolled students and current university employees (faculty and staff) who face financial hardship resulting…
Emergency Assistance Fund Funder: Share the Dough (a 501(c)3 nonprofit, EIN: 81-1608170) Geographic Scope: United States (California-based, serves Manna Development Group employees) Status: Active…
Emergency Assistance Fund Geographic Scope: Illinois residents only Purpose: Provides emergency financial assistance to Illinois residents with spina bifida facing unexpected financial hardship…
Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) Overview: For nearly a century the Emergency Assistance Fund has provided financial aid when an accident, illness, death of a loved one, disaster or other crisis…
Emergency Assistance Funds Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Entertainment Community Fund Last Updated: February 08, 2026 Summary The Emergency Assistance Funds, provided by the Entertainment Community…
Emergency Assistance Program Program Type: Emergency financial assistance grants Geographic Scope: Monterey Peninsula College service area Overview: The Emergency Assistance Program provides timely…
Emergency Assistance Program Overview: GROW SD's Emergency Assistance Program is for individuals and families to help with past-due rent, utilities, and other minor expenses. Program Details -…
Emergency Assistance Program Funder: St. Raymond's Society Website: srshelp.org Geographic Scope: Missouri Program Overview Recognizing that otherwise independent mothers sometimes face emergency…
Emergency Assistance Program Overview: The SFWF Emergency Assistance program provides partial or entire payments to assist individuals who are employed but have difficulty with employment for a…
Emergency Assistance to Families with Children To provide payment no more than once in a 24-month period to families with children who experience specific types of emergencies Details - Agency:…
Emergency Fertility Preservation Grants Focus: Financial support for adolescent and young adult cancer patients seeking to preserve fertility before undergoing cancer treatment. Geographic Scope:…
Emergency Food & Shelter Program Funder: United Way of Matanuska-Susitna (UWMS) Geographic Scope: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska only Status: Historical program (last documented award cycle:…
Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) Funder: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via National Emergency Food & Shelter Board Administrator: United…
Emergency assistance timelines vary. Government programs like TANF and LIHEAP may take 1-4 weeks. Organizations like the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities can sometimes provide same-week help. Modest Needs processes applications within 2-4 weeks. Employer emergency funds and GoFundMe-style platforms can be faster. Always apply to multiple sources simultaneously.
Common qualifying situations include job loss, medical emergencies, domestic violence, natural disasters, house fires, sudden disability, and death of a family breadwinner. Each program defines eligibility differently. FEMA covers declared disasters, while organizations like Modest Needs help with temporary financial crises that could become permanent without intervention.
Contact 211 (call or text) for your local area's emergency assistance programs. Your state's Department of Social Services handles TANF and emergency aid. Local community action agencies coordinate multiple assistance programs. Churches, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, and St. Vincent de Paul societies offer direct emergency help.