Tribally funded assistance for enrolled Kickapoo members, payable up to three times a fiscal year but only once per quarter. The program opens the first business day of October and closes the last business day of July. Under the guidelines approved 12/30/2024, elders 60 and older and elders 50–59 may receive $500 per request, once every four months, not to exceed $1,500 a year, paid to the individual or a vendor, one per household. Under the guidelines approved 9/30/2024, members 18–49 with children who maintain their own household may receive $300 per request (not to exceed $900), paid only toward electric, water, gas, rent or mortgage; single members 18–49 receiving Social Security disability use a separate Tribal Handicap Assistance application for the same $300 benefit; and guardians of adult wards in state or tribal court custody may apply on the ward's behalf with payments made to vendors. Assistance is based on need and is not an entitlement; processing can take up to four weeks.