BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $2.2 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Cape Cod Hospital for the costs of purchasing test kits and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $2,169,504 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the non-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis for purchasing various testing products between October and December 2021, including 220,135 test kits from Hologic, 24,120 test kits from Fisher Scientific Company, and 1,800 test kits from McKesson Medical Surgical, Inc.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Cape Cod Hospital with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “Providing resources for our partners on the front lines of the pandemic fight is critical to their success, and our success as a nation.”
FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.
So far, FEMA has provided almost $1.5 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.