PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON — FEMA has provided more than $2.1 billion to over 320,000 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 / Territory | Applications | Amount Approved | Number of Awards |
| Alabama | 11,019 | $51,822,681 | 7,592 |
| Alaska | 430 | $1,226,070 | 238 |
| American Samoa | 11 | $33,802 | Less than 10 |
| Arizona | 8,595 | $27,751,596 | 5,554 |
| Arkansas | 5,145 | $21,718,598 | 3,436 |
| California | 40,505 | $176,505,061 | 27,412 |
| Colorado | 4,637 | $15,943,246 | 2,892 |
| Connecticut | 4,696 | $23,169,733 | 3,379 |
| Delaware | 1,476 | $6,131,404 | 971 |
| District Of Columbia | 739 | $3,202,781 | 473 |
| Florida | 32,355 | $127,867,804 | 22,662 |
| Georgia | 19,609 | $92,071,227 | 13,360 |
| Guam | 29 | $133,040 | 19 |
| Hawaii | 658 | $2,209,387 | 377 |
| Idaho | 1,726 | $6,054,029 | 1,072 |
| Illinois | 19,101 | $89,436,862 | 13,049 |
| Indiana | 9,961 | $43,552,904 | 6,253 |
| Iowa | 4,116 | $20,046,916 | 2,798 |
| Kansas | 4,364 | $17,970,490 | 2,781 |
| Kentucky | 8,701 | $39,987,993 | 5,539 |
| Louisiana | 8,254 | $38,621,962 | 5,609 |
| Maine | 998 | $3,023,683.18 | 555 |
| Maryland | 8,344 | $38,029,050 | 5,658 |
| Massachusetts | 8,857 | $39,435,441 | 5,707 |
| Michigan | 17,051 | $72,514,810 | 11,785 |
| Minnesota | 5,163 | $23,277,018 | 3,406 |
| Mississippi | 7,211 | $31,923,194 | 4,729 |
| Missouri | 9,855 | $42,135,026 | 6,687 |
| Montana | 1,221 | $4,186,290 | 822 |
| Nebraska | 2,169 | $9,809,797 | 1,418 |
| Nevada | 4,237 | $14,364,085 | 2,661 |
| New Hampshire | 1,256 | $4,850,378 | 797 |
| New Jersey | 15,781 | $77,152,434 | 11,211 |
| New Mexico | 3,041 | $9,573,180 | 1,826 |
| New York | 34,483 | $165,363,202 | 24,125 |
| North Carolina | 16,191 | $71,691,989 | 10,954 |
| North Dakota | 1,103 | $5,780,965 | 778 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 30 | $47,828.11 | Less than 10 |
| Ohio | 20,760 | $87,905,413 | 13,524 |
| Oklahoma | 7,545 | $31,134,959 | 4,909 |
| Oregon | 2,302 | $6,349,651 | 1,369 |
| Pennsylvania | 22,617 | $102,260,338 | 15,488 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,134 | $5,042,795 | 1,322 |
| Rhode Island | 1,603 | $7,663,470 | 1,126 |
| South Carolina | 10,886 | $50,549,249 | 7,431 |
| South Dakota | 1,079 | $5,457,710 | 758 |
| Tennessee | 13,696 | $64,180,863 | 9,434 |
| Texas | 43,901 | $196,336,812 | 30,110 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 72 | $291,374.59 | 45 |
| Utah | 2,268 | $10,070,705 | 1,460 |
| Vermont | 262 | $955,367 | 167 |
| Virginia | 11,206 | $49,763,375 | 7,499 |
| Washington | 4,156 | $13,540,321 | 2,481 |
| West Virginia | 3,605 | $15,141,337 | 2,220 |
| Wisconsin | 8,061 | $34,873,010 | 5,277 |
| Wyoming | 749 | $2,711,529 | 490 |
* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EDT Monday, April 4, 2022.
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.
