FEMA offers COVID-19 funeral assistance
Star Courier
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020.
"We are working with stakeholder groups to get their input on ways we can best provide this assistance, and to enlist their help with outreach to families and communities," FEMA announced in a recent press release.
FEMA will begin to implement COVID-19 funeral assistance in April.
Additional guidance is being finalized and will be released to potential applicants and community partners as soon as possible. In the meantime, people who have COVID-19 funeral expenses are encouraged to keep and gather documentation.