FEMA can help cover funeral costs for people who lost loved ones to COVID-19 Madalyn Amato © Provided by The LA Times Wanda DeSelle died of COVID-19 at age 76 in April 2020. Her family had to stay in their cars when she was buried in Madera, Calif., where funeral home workers are seen moving her casket to the gravesite. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
If your loved one has died during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to have up to $9,000 of funeral costs, and more for multiple funerals, covered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Matthew Redding, deputy director of individual assistance at FEMA, said more than 120,000 applications have been submitted so far.
FEMA can help cover funeral costs for people who lost loved ones to COVID-19
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