[PBARC] Some Reimbursements for deployed hams

[WOLF, EARNEST G]

All -



The question was asked, "Does this count if I worked in a shelter here in Arkansas or acted as a net controller?", and the answer is YES!

So, if you were involved in the relief effort in any way, even if you did not leave home, it looks like you are good to make an application.  You will fill out the form, and either email or snail mail it to me or K5UZ.  The form is easy to fill out online.  Be sure to save a copy of everything you do.

The ARRL has put the burden of checking the applications on the SEC and/or the SM.  I talked with Mary Hobart K1MMH, about what she wanted to see as verification.  It will not be difficult to say whether or not an individual is eligible, and the more completely filled out the form is the easier it will be.

These reimbursements are to be given out on a one-time, first-come, first-served basis. 

Thanks and 73,

J.M. Rowe N5XFW
SEC AR Section ARRL



Greetings,

Here's an ARRL Web news story that introduces the "Ham Aid"
reimbursement procedures. Please note that receipts are not needed for these "Ham Aid" expense reports that would be coming from radio amateurs that have been deployed for communication service in the Gulf Coast area. --- 73,  Steve, WV1X.


http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/09/13/2/?nc=1

NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 13, 2005--The ARRL has established a set of "Ham 
Aid"
reimbursement procedures ( 
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/cncs/
) so radio amateurs volunteering to provide emergency communication in
the field during the Hurricane Katrina disaster can recover some
out-of-pocket expenses. The Corporation for National and Community
Service (CNCS) has provided a $100,000 grant supplement to ARRL to 
help
fund Ham Aid, a new League program to support Amateur Radio volunteers
deployed in the field in disaster-stricken areas. Ham Aid also has
benefited from some individual contributions. ARRL Chief Development
Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, says the Ham Aid reimbursement program for
the Katrina disaster will be limited. 

"In an effort to distribute funding to as many hams as possible, 
expense
reimbursement will be $25 per day for a maximum of four days for a 
total
reimbursement per radio amateur of $100," Hobart said. "Hams will only
be permitted one expense reimbursement during Katrina operations." 

For now, the program only covers per-diem reimbursements between
September 1 and December 31, 2005. The period may be extended based on
the availability of funds. 

Besides providing emergency communication within and outside the
affected areas, Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members and
individual radio amateurs are supplementing the communication needs of
emergency management and relief agencies, including the American Red
Cross and The Salvation Army. Hobart said it's only due to the scope 
of
the unprecedented and tragic Katrina disaster that CNCS agreed to help
support dedicated Amateur Radio volunteers. 

Hams seeking expense reimbursement must complete an on-line 
application
form with the required information. The form also solicits some 
optional
information, such as license class, whether the applicant has 
completed
any of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications courses and if
the applicant is an ARES and/or RACES member. The Section Manager or
Section Emergency Coordinator on site during the radio operator's
service in the field then will review and e-mail validated electronic
forms to ARRL Headquarters. 

Hobart says the League will accept reimbursement request applications 
on
a first-come, first served basis for as long as funds are available.
Reimbursement checks will be mailed to the address the radio amateur
provides on the form. 

The CNCS grant is an extension of ARRL's three year Homeland Security
training grant, which has provided certification in emergency
communication protocols to nearly 5500 Amateur Radio volunteers over 
the
past three years. This grant extension does not cover additional ARRL
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications training program 
reimbursements,
however.





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