AFAS Standard Assistance

AFAS Standard Assistance is sponsored by Air Force Aid Society (AFAS). Provides no-interest loans or grants to Air Force and Space Force families to stabilize financial emergencies such as basic living expenses (rent, utilities, food), funeral expenses, pay/allotment problems, disasters, and vehicle repair.

Standard Assistance | Air & Space Forces Aid Society | AFAS AFAS provides financial assistance in the form of an interest-free loan or a grant. The purpose is to help stabilize a member’s emergency financial situation to solve a problem so the member can focus on the Air Force/Space Force mission. A budget is required, and payment is made directly to the Service Member by Zelle or Bank ACH.

What Assistance Can Help With AFAS financial assistance is intended for a variety of unexpected emergency financial situations that any Airmen or Guardian could face.

Assistance can help with: Basic Living Expenses (Including Rent or Utility Bills) Car Seats & Booster Seats Emergency Travel Brochure Pet PCS Transportation to/from an Overseas Assignment Special Needs (Exceptional Family Members Program EFMP) Domestic Violence Support Pet Emergency Surgery or Treatment Vehicle Shipment Costs (for PCS moves) Assistance to Surviving Dependents AFAS Financial Assistance is available to Active-Duty Air Force and Space Force Members and their eligible family members.

(Spouses will need POA and be enrolled in DEERS with a valid military dependent ID card). Note: Service members on Appellate Leave are not eligible for assistance. Guard and Reserve Air Force and Space Force members (regardless of duty status) and their eligible family members.

Retired (including medically retired) Air Force and Space Force members receiving retirement pay and their eligible family members (limited assist) Dependent-aged children of deceased Air Force and Space Force personnel (who died on active duty or in retired status). Air Force Academy Cadets & Preparatory School Students (limited to emergency travel situations when serious illness or death of an immediate family member) .

Basic Military Training School (Basic Military Training School students are only eligible for emergency travel assistance when there is serious illness or death of immediate family member. Commander must confirm the student will return to complete BMTS) . You may apply for assistance by visiting our online application portal: https://portal.

afas. org You may be required to confidentially discuss the source of financial trouble with an AFAS caseworker, as part of the application process. Additional documentation will be required.

Please review the requirements tab in your application prior to your submission, and ensure all required documents are uploaded for your AFAS Caseworker to review. Once you submit an application for assistance, please allow 24-72 hours, depending on the nature of the emergency, to receive a response from an AFAS Financial Assistance Caseworker.

Assistance is repaid by allotment with consideration given to the individual’s financial situation, as well as time remaining on current enlistment. Traditional Guard and Reserve members will be required to complete an AFAS Paymatic Authorization Form to allow withdrawal of repayment amount from bank account. Loans are usually repaid within 12 months and do not exceed 24 months.

All loan repayment is to be completed within the member’s current enlistment. When my dad passed away I was just an A1C who had only been in about a year. AFAS helped me make it home in time to see him before he died.

When I think about my dad now – 14+ years later – I know I had a real chance to say goodbye and that has helped me deal with his passing. AFAS helped my family when I was a young Airman. Taking care of our own is important.

It feels good to contribute to the Society. MSgt Rogelio Timms, USAF (Ret)