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		  <td width="342" height="22" align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#666666" class="quote"><strong>ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA</strong></td>
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          <p align="center"><span class="subHeader">Effective for natural disasters occurring on or after October 29, 2012</span></strong></p>
            <p class="bodyText12"><strong><em>Relief grants are only considered for property damage sustained to a &ldquo;primary residence&rdquo; due to a natural disaster, such as but not limited to, a hurricane, flood, tornado, wildfire, earthquake or severe storm; or as the result of a house fire (applicant must include copy of the official fire report).</em></strong></p>
            <p class="bodyText12"><strong>All relief grants are considered based on one of two categories:</strong></p>
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              <li class="bodyText12"><strong> Primary residence is totally destroyed (never able to return) or,</strong></li>
              <li><span class="bodyText12"><strong> Primary residence is significantly damaged (left temporarily uninhabitable for an extended period, with an expectation that the applicant will be able to eventually return home; anticipated displacement must be at least 90 days). </strong></span><br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">Applicant  must provide documentation  that they are (1) a current  employee of the United States  Postal Service or (2) a retired USPS employee, at the time of the  disaster or house fire. <br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">Only one request for relief will be considered  per family residing in the same principal place of residence, regardless of the  number of eligible persons residing in the household. Applicants and qualifying  spouses/partners are limited to receiving a maximum of two grants per lifetime. <br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">For  verification of eligibility all <em>homeowner </em>applicants must submit copies of a report or estimate from first responders, city/government officials, other relief  agencies or insurance  adjusters that substantiate the degree of damages and  the extent of displacement from primary residence. The document must list the applicant or  spouse/partner&rsquo;s name and address as declaration of ownership. <br />
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              All <em>renter</em> applicants must submit copies of a report  from first responders, city/government officials, other relief  agencies or insurance adjusters, or  provide a signed letter from the landlord  that substantiates the degree  of damages and expected duration of the applicant&rsquo;s displacement from their primary residence. The document or copy of the lease  agreement must list the applicant or  spouse/partner&rsquo;s name and address as  declaration of occupancy.<br />
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              Applicants do NOT have to wait for emergency relief or insurance  claims to be settled for  documents to be considered proper in order to apply.<br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">All  applicants must have their application signed by their union officer or  management official prior to submission to PERF as confirmation.<br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">All  applicants having been temporarily displaced from their primary residence under  &ldquo;uninhabitable&rdquo; MUST submit a signed, personal narrative detailing the specific  reasons for the anticipated duration of the displacement.<br />
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              <li class="bodyText12">Applications for grants from PERF must be received no later than 6 months from the date that the natural disaster or house fire occurred, unless the applicant can provide sufficient reason(s) why they were unable to complete and submit their application prior to this deadline.  Requests for exceptions will be ruled on by the PERF Executive Committee on a case-by-case basis.</li>
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		    <th height="120" align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" class="smallText"><p class="bodyText">Your <a href="PERF-Application.pdf"><strong>application request</strong></a> will be investigated and reviewed.  This process will probably take several months.  </p>
	        <p class="bodyText">Please be sure to submit all required documentation along with your application, and sign and date both the Application and Personal Narrative.</p></th>
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		    <th width="312" height="68" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smallText"><p align="left" class="subHeader"><a href="application.html"></a>CONTACT US: <br />
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