The 'American Heroes Grant' is to provide a refund of County Taxes to anyone deployed by the military for a period of four months or more. The specifics to be eligible for this grant include the following:

 General Information

• The grant period to be covered includes the 2007 through 2025 tax years.
• The grant is available to all services/branches.
• Deployment must be for a minimum of four (4) months.
• Full County Tax refund for any year which includes part of the deployment.
• A deployment spanning two calendar years would result in a refund for each year.
• Refunds will be made only on the county taxes paid on the qualifying 'Homestead' or 'Farmstead' parcel and the person deployed must be the taxpayer.
• In the event the deployed service personnel would return early due to an injury, the grant request will still be honored based on the scheduled deployment, not the actual time served.
• County Taxes must be paid before any refunds will be issued.
• Copy of your Deployment Paper is required with your application.

Filing Instructions

• Please complete the top portion of the form on the reverse side, filling in all blanks and answering each question.
• The property address should be that of the 'Homestead' or 'Farmstead' property in which you are applying for the 'American Heroes Grant'.
• Be sure to sign and date your application.
• Be sure to attach a copy of the required Deployment Paper.

Mail completed form to:  

Lehigh County Government Center
Office of Assessment
17 South Seventh Street, Rm 517
Allentown PA 18101-2401

If you have questions please call the Assessment Office at 610-782-3038