CGTLE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing emergency assistance and scholarship support to families of injured or killed DSF operators. The Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Foundation is a 100% volunteer run 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that supports the families of seriously injured or killed Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF). When catastrophic events happen, we rapidly dispense Emergency Assistance Funds (EAF) support to enable our Deployable Specialized Forces and Tactical Law Enforcement families to focus on what matters the most. The EAF is established to assist our families with travel costs, lodging, living expenses, funeral arrangements, and other extraordinary expenses related to the emergency that the service is not authorized to cover. This eliminates the need for teammates at the local level have to "pass the hat," and instead frees them up to support the family in more direct ways.