FEMA AWARDS OVER $2.9 MILLION TO CITY OF NEW HAVEN FOR COVID TESTING,
VAX COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230324/fema-awards-over-2-9-million-city-new-haven-covid-testing-vax-costs]


Release Date: 
Mas 24, 2023 

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending
more than $2.9 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse the
City of New Haven for the cost of providing testing and vaccinations
to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $2,908,343 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the city
for the cost of paying city employees and contracting for professional
staff to administer COVID tests and vaccinations between February 2021
and June 2022.

New Haven paid some 121 employees a total of 6,562 overtime hours to
provide 40,872 antigen rapid test and contracted for 36 nurses working
a total of 15,952 hours to administer 26,102 vaccines. The city also
contracted to provide security for vaccination and COVID-19 testing
sites, dissemination of information to the public, and transportation
services for senior citizens.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the City of New Haven 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 more than $630 million in Public Assistance
grants to Connecticut to reimburse the state for pandemic-related
expenses.