FEMA offers aid to cover some funeral expenses for those who died of COVID-19 Federal agency will cover up to $9,000 in costs Share Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021 Federal agency will cover up to $9,000 in costs Share Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WMURS. MIKE CHERRY EXPLAINS HOW PEOPLE CAN APPLY. AS SOON AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANN. THAT WOULD HELP REIMBURSE SOME FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR FAMILIES WHO LOST A LOVED ONES TO COVID-19 FUNUF FUNERAL HOMES REACHED OUT TO THE 300 GRANITE STATE FAMILIES. ITS ASSISTED DURING THE PANDEMIC TO EXPLAIN THE NEW OPTIONS. THEY MAY HAVE OBVIOUSLY IN THE PAST YEAR MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT ONLY LOST LOVED ONES TO BED, BUT ALSO LOST JOBS SOURCES OF INCOME AND THE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE OF A FUNERAL IS A GREAT BURDEN ON MANY FAMILIES THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS OFFERING UP TO 9,000 IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A PLOT BURIAL HEADSTONE CREMATION AND OTHER FUNERAL RELATED SERVICES IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE RESIDENTS MUST MEET THESE CONDITIONS THE DEATH MUST HAVE OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING US TERRITORIES. THE DEATH CERTIFICATE MUST INDICATE THE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO COVID-19 THE APPLICANT MUST BE A US CITIZEN NON-CITIZEN NATIONAL OR QUALIFIED ALIEN WHO INCURRED FUNERAL EXPENSES AFTER JANUARY 20TH 2020. THERE IS NO ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DECEASED PERSON TO HAVE BEEN A US CITIZEN NON-CITIZEN NATIONAL OR QUALIFIED. ALIEN. I KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR THINGS LIKE DEATH. IT’S A COPY OF THE FUNERAL BILL AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE PERSON WHO PAID FOR THE FUNERAL. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE LIMITATIONS FOR DECEASED PEOPLE WHOSE FUNERAL PLANS WERE MADE PRIOR TO BEING INFECTED WITH CODE. THEY ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOT REIMBURSING FOR PREPAID FUNERAL EXPENSES. IT’S ONLY EXPENSES THAT WERE UNEXPECTED. OF THE FAMILIES INCURRING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING YOU’LL FIND A LINK IN THIS STORY ON O