Federal Assistance

Eligibility for federal assistance requires one of the following:

• Be a wartime veteran with an honorable discharge (DD-214) with the following dates of service:
  • Indian War 1/1/1817-12/21/1898
  • Spanish American 4/21/1898 - 7/4/1902
  • WWI 4/6/1917 - 11/11/1918
  • WWII 12/7/1941 - 12/31/1946
  • Korea 6/27/1950 - 1/31/1955
  • Vietnam 8/5/1964 - 5/4/1975
  • Persian Gulf 8/2/1990 - No End Date Set
• Be a widow or a minor child of a wartime veteran honorably discharged between the prior list of dates.
• Be a widow or minor child of a wartime veteran honorably discharged
• Former members of the Reserve Forces or Iowa National Guard who served at least 20 years or active service at least 90 days.