FEMA APPROVES $1.26 MILLION FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY COVID-19 RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/fema-approves-126-million-douglas-county-covid-19-response]


Release Date: 
marzo 25, 2022 

FEMA Approves $1.26 Million for Douglas County COVID-19 Response

DENVER – FEMA has approved another $1.26 million in Public
Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Colorado. The
assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration
issued March 28, 2020. FEMA has now approved more than $1.71 billion
in Public Assistance grant funds for Colorado’s COVID-19 response to
date with this additional funding.   

FEMA approved the grant funds to Douglas County as reimbursement for
the cost of emergency measures undertaken by the county during the
COVID-19 pandemic.  This includes the cost of personal protective
equipment (PPE) such as N95 respirators, isolation gowns and nitrile
gloves.  This PPE was used for hospitals, medical and dental
facilities within Douglas County, as well as for the Douglas County
Sheriff’s Office to keep staff safe during the pandemic.  In
addition, FEMA’s grant includes the cost of COVID-19 testing
services from May 1 to December 30, 2020.  

For the COVID-19 response, FEMA has simplified the Public Assistance
application and funding process to address the magnitude of this event
and to allow state and local governments to receive eligible funding
more quickly. These reimbursements play a critical role as state,
tribal and local officials work to assist their communities during
this response.

Additional information about FEMA’s Public Assistance program can be
found at www.fema.gov/assistance/public
[http://www.fema.gov/assistance/public].

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