Army Emergency Relief
AER provides no-interest loans and grants to Soldiers and their families through their chain of command or their local installation's AER section.
AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization - dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of Its Own." AER is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in 1942 by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Staff of the Army to help Soldiers and their families.
--From the organization website