HRM: Donate leave to a coworker in need
The holiday season is a great time of year to consider using the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program to donate annual leave to a coworker in need. The VLTP program is designed to ease economic hardship for employees experiencing eligible personal or family medical emergencies and who have run out of their available paid leave.
As a reminder, for most employees, annual leave over 240 hours is considered “Use or Lose,” and you lose it after Dec. 31, 2021, so why not donate leave to those in need?
Who needs help?
The list of employees changes regularly. Please visit the HRM webpage for the latest Leave Recipients by Organization list.
| Unit | Eligible recipients |
| Budget & Finance | 1 |
| Chief Information Office | 1 |
| Human Resources Management | 1 |
| Job Corps | 1 |
| Region 1 | 1 |
| Region 2 | 2 |
| Region 3 | 3 |
| Region 4 | 2 |
| Region 5 | 3 |
| Region 6 | 6 |
| Region 8 | 1 |
| Region 9 | 6 |
| Region 10 | 1 |
| Research Stations | 2 |
What you need to do
To donate, please review the instructions on the HRM Leave webpage. To become a recipient, please review the How-To Guide on the HRM Leave webpage to learn how to apply.
Help is available
Open an HR Help case:
- Call: 1-877-372-7248, Press 2
- Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov
- Self-Service: ConnectHR, then click HR Help
- For detailed instructions, visit the HR Help How-to Add a Case Guide.