FEMA Advisory: FEMA Weekly Update of State-Specific Funeral Assistance Information (July 6, 2021)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent this bulletin at 07/06/2021 12:35 PM EDT

FEMA Advisory


FEMA Weekly Update of State-Specific Funeral Assistance Information  

FEMA has provided over $525 million to more than 78,000 people to assist with COVID-19 related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after January 20, 2020.

Nearly 2,500 dedicated FEMA employees continue to work with applicants to manually review every application and determine eligibility each week. Eligibility determinations are not driven by state/location; instead, they are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation.

“Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the process for assistance.

Please find state-specific information in the attachment.

* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note: phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Applicants who use a relay service, such as a videophone, Innocaption or CapTel, should provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to them for that service so that agency representatives are able to contact them.

Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance, including frequently asked questions, is available on FEMA.gov.

 

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