FEMA PROVIDES $86M TO WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
COVID-19 RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/fema-provides-86m-wisconsin-department-health-services-covid-19-response]


Release Date: 
11월 8, 2021 

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management
Agency (WEM) announced today that $86,209,845 in federal funding has
been made available to Wisconsin Department of Health Services for
costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under
the federal disaster declaration of April 4, 2020.

This funding will reimburse the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services for costs to provide personal protective equipment as well as
medical equipment, including ventilators, and other supplies to county
and tribal emergency managers across the state for their pandemic
response efforts. 

“FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an important resource for
state and local governments, jurisdictions, and eligible private
non-profits to cover eligible COVID-19 expenses,” said Moises Dugan,
acting regional administrator, FEMA Region 5. “This funding supports
Wisconsin’s efforts to implement important safety precautions that
kept providers and patients safe statewide, while ensuring the
availability of resources to prevent or treat the virus.”

“Wisconsin health care workers have remained committed to providing
top-quality care on the front lines throughout all phases of the
COVID-19 pandemic,” said Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake. “This federal funding will help
ensure that we are able to continue supporting and protecting those on
the front lines who are working to keep Wisconsinites safe.”

FEMA provides a 100% federal share of eligible reimbursable expenses
for these two projects, one totaling $55,190,065 and the other for
$31,019,780.

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides funding to state and local
governments, jurisdictions, and eligible private non-profits for the
repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged infrastructure
as well as costs incurred for emergency actions taken to protect lives
or property.  To learn more, visit FEMA’s website at
www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit
[http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit].

 

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disasters._