PRESS RELEASE

WASHINGTON, DC — FEMA has provided over $1.2 billion to more than 196,000 people to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020.

Eligibility determinations are not driven by state/location; instead, they are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation.

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

Please find state-specific information below:

State/TerritoryApplicationsAmount ApprovedNumber of Awards
ALABAMA8,073$29,949,3704,356
ALASKA224$552,88397
AMERICAN SAMOALess than 10$22,968Less than 10
ARIZONA5,376$16,817,6323,313
ARKANSAS3,573$13,178,1592,060
CALIFORNIA30,940$126,977,88219,537
COLORADO2,529$8,677,9951,535
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANASLess than 10$4,344Less than 10
CONNECTICUT3,414$17,169,5742,485
DELAWARE940$3,921,943628
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA575$2,334,858340
FLORIDA23,563$64,464,54311,388
GEORGIA13,553$51,542,9327,432
GUAM20$69,162Less than 10
HAWAII380$1,082,658186
IDAHO880$2,538,033438
ILLINOIS12,559$56,429,2868,260
INDIANA5,675$24,736,5583,541
IOWA2,638$13,755,6081,910
KANSAS2,623$11,978,9531,830
KENTUCKY4,987$19,822,2782,764
LOUISIANA6,346$25,881,7503,765
MAINE450$1,437,838264
MARYLAND5,778$26,164,0663,895
MASSACHUSETTS5,788$27,886,9894,008
MICHIGAN10,089$41,428,0116,791
MINNESOTA2,951$14,450,5362,110
MISSISSIPPI5,378$20,385,1853,004
MISSOURI6,230$23,717,7893,767
MONTANA668$1,803,255351
NEBRASKA1,307$6,525,485923
NEVADA2,875$8,775,7331,575
NEW HAMPSHIRE708$2,956,243485
NEW JERSEY12,024$55,593,2748,040
NEW MEXICO1,700$5,260,8861,022
NEW YORK26,201$117,385,83417,010
NORTH CAROLINA10,443$40,497,9026,080
NORTH DAKOTA716$3,807,606513
OHIO11,016$45,817,8597,077
OKLAHOMA4,843$18,482,8592,883
OREGON1,250$3,071,782591
PENNSYLVANIA13,462$62,495,7189,484
PUERTO RICO1,484$2,709,117737
RHODE ISLAND1,177$5,481,004799
SOUTH CAROLINA7,308$28,496,6994,104
SOUTH DAKOTA744$3,977,432543
TENNESSEE9,044$33,960,3104,913
TEXAS30,839$118,593,66118,191
U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS42$143,71422
UTAH1,324$5,572,291795
VERMONT154$636,820109
VIRGINIA6,925$28,589,2784,304
WASHINGTON2,387$7,330,6151,322
WEST VIRGINIA1,894$7,154,8791,054
WISCONSIN4,763$21,181,9223,229
WYOMING361$1,240,699217
* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EDT today.

Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, 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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