To receive a financial grant to help meet your basic living needs, the following criteria must be met: 

• Current employee with at least one year of service (or one year from date of Abbott acquisition) and eligible for employee benefits
• Retiree of Abbott
• Spouse of deceased employee/retiree (until remarried)
• Dependent child of deceased employee/retiree until age 23 for students, age 19 otherwise; special-needs children will not lose eligibility based on age
• Employee who is under a disability program (sponsored by Abbott)

All applicants must be enrolled in a health plan.