The EOUSA/USAO Emergency Relief Fund was established by the Department of Justice Executive Office for United States Attorneys and United States Attorney Offices for the purpose of assisting EOUSA and USAO employees and their families facing natural disasters or personal crisis. The Fund provides financial assistance in the form of tax-free grants and/or no-interest loans to eligible EOUSA/USAO employees and their families who suffer loss as a result of an uninsured personal crisis, emergency, or natural disaster causing injury to life or damage to property.

• Eligible: NABNA members, their spouses and college-age children and step-children.
• Awards: $1,000 each with final amount available determined by funds raised annually
  
• Application: Eligible students will be entered in both the NABNA contest and FEEA's regular scholarship contest with the submission of NABNA’s application.  Applications for the 2010-2011 school year will be available on the Web site by January 1, 2010.

The Fund provides financial assistance in the form of tax-free grants and/or no-interest loans to eligible DOJ employees and their families who suffer loss as a result of an uninsured personal crisis, emergency, or natural disaster causing injury to life or damage to property.

2009 Scholarship Winners

• Zachary Bagwell, sponsored by Jay Bagwell of BOP - Marion, IL
• Brooke Borowiak, sponsored by Edwin Borowiak of USMS - Chicago, IL
• Nicole Bright, sponsored by Robert Bright of BOP - Cumberland, MD
  
• Anne Brooker, sponsored by Gregory Brooker of USA - Minneapolis, MN
  
• Kaley Canova, sponsored by Christopher Canova of USA - Tallahassee, FL
  
• Ursula Cervantes, sponsored by Rene Cervantes of Los Angeles, CA
  
• Melissa Daniels, sponsored by self of BOP - Big Spring, TX
  
• Paul Doyle, sponsored by Gerald Doyle of USA - Houston, TX
  
• Jessica Fertitta, sponsored by Terry Meighen of BOP - Grand Prairie, TX
  
• Adison Kern, sponsored by Elissa Kern of BOP - Beaumont, TX
  
• Kathryn Marsh-Soloway, sponsored by Alan Marsh-Soloway of USA - New Haven, CT
  
• Kassity Mccollum, sponsored by Richard Mccollum of BOP - Hazelton, WV
  
• Jennifer Minor, sponsored by Scott Minor of Fps - Lexington, KY
  
• Erin Morgan, sponsored by self of Wilkes Barre, PA
  
• Bridgett Murphy, sponsored by Matthew Murphy of FPS - Florence, CO
  
• Dustin Palmer, sponsored by Peggy Palmer of USA - Hammond, IN
  
• Sarah Payne, sponsored by Michael Payne of ATF - Providence, RI
  
• Gabriela Perez, sponsored by Alfred Perez of USA - Las Cruces, NM
  
• Breana Pitts, sponsored by Paul Pitts of Fps - Fairton, NJ
  
• Elissa Redmiles, sponsored by Mark Redmiles of UST - Washington, DC
  
• Bryan Register, sponsored by Lennard Register of Pensacola, FL
  
• Melissa Schroeder, sponsored by Michele Schroeder of USA - Chicago, IL
  
• Rachel Shapiro, sponsored by David Shapiro of Dallas, TX
  
• Michelle Zint, sponsored by Kenneth Zint of USA - Columbia, SC