FEMA AWARDS OVER $3.8 MILLION TO NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FOR COVID
TESTING COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231102/fema-awards-over-3-8-million-northeastern-university-covid-testing-costs]


Release Date: 
11월 2, 2023 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $3.8
million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Northeastern
University for the cost of testing students, staff and faculty during
the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3,835,599 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the private
research university in Boston for the cost of services required to
provide testing at its Boston and Burlington-based campuses between
February 2020 and October 2021.

Northeastern contracted for administrative staff, medical
professionals, specially trained scientists, and laboratory
technicians; for technology services for secure scheduling, data
transfer, data analysis, reporting, and testing results; for
documentation management to ensure the privacy of medical records; for
stand-by interpretation services for those with limited English
proficiency; and for transportation services for viral samples.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Northeastern University with
these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori
Ehrlich. “Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments –
as well as eligible non-profits and tribal entities – for the costs
incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our
nation’s ongoing recovery.”

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 $2.5 billion in Public Assistance
grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for
pandemic-related expenses.