REGION 1 – FEMA and the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security announced today $1,610,356 in federal funding has been awarded to Middlesex Hospital in Middletown for the State of Connecticut’s emergency response to COVID-19.
The funding, part of FEMA Public Assistance grant program, reimbursed Middlesex Hospital, part of Middlesex Health, for costs to provide a mobile field hospital and two trailers for COVID-19 patient testing, conducted in front of its Emergency Department, and converting the hospital’s operating room into a COVID-19 surgical room.
The grant included reimbursement for other medical services including the cost of training staff, purchasing and distributing medical supplies, equipment, personal protective equipment, sanitizing products, creating a new inventory storage space for medical supply items related to COVID-19, and disseminating public information.
FEMA is providing a 100% federal cost share of eligible expenses for this project, which covers the period from Jan. 20 to July 31, 2020.
“Since the start of the pandemic, Middlesex Hospital has been an important partner in Connecticut’s battle against COVID-19,” said Acting Regional Administrator and Federal Coordinating Officer Paul Ford, who oversees FEMA’s operations in New England. “This funding supports the state’s mission to save lives, prevent illness and continue down the road to recovery.”
FEMA’s Public Assistance Program in New England is for states, localities, Tribes, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations. More information about the program is available at: https://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit.
As of April 22, FEMA has obligated a total of $474.7 million in federal support related to the pandemic in Connecticut.
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