Funeral assistance available

Published 5:24 pm Thursday, April 15, 2021

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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 qualifying COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020 in order to help ease the associated financial burden.

FEMA will begin accepting applications for funeral assistance Monday, April 12 through a dedicated call center.

For more information, watch FEMA’s Funeral Assistance Program video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvN_9m58Z0 or visit https://www.fema.gov/…/coro…/economic/funeral-assistance.