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WASHINGTON — FEMA has provided over $1.47 billion to nearly 226,000 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 below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process.

Please find state-specific information below:

State/TerritoryApplicationsAmount ApprovedNumber of Awards
ALABAMA8,683$35,021,9025,117
ALASKA261$727,623137
AMERICAN SAMOALess than 10$22,968Less than 10
ARIZONA5,831$18,595,8393,680
ARKANSAS3,843$15,666,2422,475
CALIFORNIA32,592$141,590,58821,907
COLORADO2,901$9,782,0771,739
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANASLess than 10$10,894Less than 10
CONNECTICUT3,538$18,558,6532,698
DELAWARE1,010$4,497,483715
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA596$2,585,026376
FLORIDA25,424$83,986,66514,912
GEORGIA14,791$59,707,6788,653
GUAM24$79,95211
HAWAII457$1,348,459236
IDAHO1,098$3,222,349562
ILLINOIS13,304$63,574,0099,317
INDIANA6,286$27,419,0623,939
IOWA2,910$14,904,1372,078
KANSAS2,869$12,740,4951,958
KENTUCKY5,792$22,529,9923,135
LOUISIANA6,816$29,759,4324,338
MAINE508$1,704,297311
MARYLAND6,110$29,042,6774,324
MASSACHUSETTS6,021$30,405,4644,388
MICHIGAN11,014$46,338,7087,623
MINNESOTA3,314$16,281,0762,394
MISSISSIPPI5,757$23,806,9883,525
MISSOURI6,725$27,587,8604,384
MONTANA813$2,294,995447
NEBRASKA1,440$7,225,9211,036
NEVADA3,107$10,128,4311,840
NEW HAMPSHIRE757$3,345,241546
NEW JERSEY12,477$61,666,7798,977
NEW MEXICO1,896$6,180,7281,199
NEW YORK27,236$131,234,17919,142
NORTH CAROLINA11,455$49,256,8717,476
NORTH DAKOTA797$4,436,916600
OHIO12,495$52,290,6768,093
OKLAHOMA5,385$20,996,0133,290
OREGON1,469$3,853,211770
PENNSYLVANIA14,809$68,207,28410,384
PUERTO RICO1,554$3,360,433907
RHODE ISLAND1,210$6,147,586900
SOUTH CAROLINA8,015$33,109,8304,797
SOUTH DAKOTA809$4,280,344588
TENNESSEE9,944$39,426,0075,702
TEXAS33,850$141,429,98321,701
U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS46$180,36428
UTAH1,507$6,688,732951
VERMONT162$704,283123
VIRGINIA7,625$32,118,9554,853
WASHINGTON2,745$8,638,5051,563
WEST VIRGINIA2,237$8,215,7631,212
WISCONSIN5,180$23,341,4883,585
WYOMING467$1,574,622277

* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EST today.

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