Fund Details
The Newport News Shipbuilding Employee Hardship Fund Grant

Eligibility Requirements:

Eligibility and Application:

All full-time employees of NN Shipbuilding are eligible for assistance from the Fund. The application process includes submission of the application form, as well as providing documentation of need and proof of the employee's inability to respond to the emergency hardship.

Assistance provided by the Fund will be administered by checks payable to specific service providers (i.e. landlords, hospitals, funeral homes) on behalf of the employee. Absent extenuating circumstances, checks will not be written directly to employees. 

A maximum of $5,000 will be awarded in connection with a single incident with a lifetime limit of $10,000 per employee.  Assistance is only available up to the actual Fund balance.

Selection Process:

The Plan Administrator will access "need" in an objective, non-discriminating fashion after full consideration of the circumstances particular to the employee experiencing a financial hardship. The Fund Administrator will determine if the employee's situation is of such a magnitude or severity that it is unlikely that the employee has sufficient resources to satisfy basic needs without assistance. 

Other Information:

Employees may apply for financial assistance in connection with an emergency financial hardship occurring for reasons beyond the employee’s reasonable control related to or arising out of one of the following:

•  Losses caused by a natural  disaster, including fire, earthquake,  tornado,  flood or hurricane
•  Death in the immediate family (defined as parents, including mother and father-in-law, and children) not eligible for coverage by life insurance benefits
•  Rent or mortgage payments  when facing eviction from primary residence
•  Critical home repairs necessary to meet basic living necessities, or to prevent condemnation  or eviction
•  Medical expenses caused by severe illness or accident
•  Relocation expenses in order to escape domestic abuse, including first and last month's rent and deposit.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Jennifer Brambley at jbrambley@pcfvirginia.org