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April 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
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 January 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 will begin to implement COVID-19 funeral assistance in April.
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.
Federal agency will provide financial assistance for funerals of people who died of COVID-19
Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA)
RICHMOND Starting next week, Virginians who lost family members to COVID-19 will be able to ask the federal government for help in paying for their funerals.
Applications for financial assistance from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency will be available beginning
April 12, the
Virginia Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday. Anyone who incurred funeral expenses for a COVID-related death after
Jan. 20, 2020, is eligible for the program, as long as the death occurred on
U.S. soil or in any of the five
U.S. territories
FEMA to help pay funeral costs for COVID-19 related deaths (Source: kkco/kjct) By WHSV Newsroom | April 6, 2021 at 5:55 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 5:55 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) Beginning on April 12, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin accepting financial assistance applications for funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020, for deaths related to COVID-19.
This assistance is limited to a maximum financial amount of $9,000 per funeral. The applications will be submitted through a dedicated call center by dialing 844-684-6333.
To be eligible for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the policy states:
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after Jan. 20, 2020, for a death attributed to COVID-19.