Their benefits are generally reduced by about 10 percent a month to pay off the emergency grant.

The fund immediately gave him an emergency grant of $2,000.

They qualified for a federal emergency grant of $1,226.

Most of the money goes to families and individuals who need a small push, an emergency grant to help them avert disaster.

Mr. Maddy added that the foundation was trying to match a $2 million emergency grant made by Congress after the flooding.

The company has also, each year, received general operating support from the endowment, amounting to $327,000 in fiscal 1987, including a $125,000 "emergency grant."

Massachusetts awarded $5 million emergency grant for storm-related road repairs

Vermont's congressional delegation recently announced a $1.2 million emergency grant to create jobs for displaced workers to help with flooding clean up.

Hoping to get help, she has applied to an arts organization for an emergency grant.

The Voorises said they had heard that if a disaster is declared they might qualify for an emergency grant.