WASHINGTON -- FEMA is accepting applications for funeral assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses. As of Monday, May 10, the agency has received nearly 174,000 applications, approved more than 2,200 of those applications and distributed more than $15.5 million.
Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 (TTY: 800-462-7585) from 9a.m. to 9p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Additional information about the assistance and frequently asked questions are available on FEMA.gov.
Below is state-specific information:
|
Location |
Registrations |
Funeral Assistance Approved |
Number of Applicants Awarded |
|
ALABAMA |
4,043 |
$162,193 |
23 |
|
ALASKA |
49 |
$18,000 |
2 |
|
AMERICAN SAMOA |
2 |
$0 |
0 |
|
ARIZONA |
2,988 |
$61,977 |
13 |
|
ARKANSAS |
1,764 |
$68,649 |
10 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
19,148 |
$877,645 |
128 |
|
COLORADO |
1,040 |
$109,483 |
16 |
|
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS |
2 |
$0 |
0 |
|
CONNECTICUT |
2,235 |
$310,674 |
39 |
|
DELAWARE |
466 |
$58,586 |
9 |
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
500 |
$82,052 |
12 |
|
FLORIDA |
9,600 |
$716,060 |
114 |
|
GEORGIA |
6,280 |
$142,293 |
18 |
|
GUAM |
7 |
$0 |
0 |
|
HAWAII |
137 |
$10,103 |
2 |
|
IDAHO |
315 |
$78,918 |
13 |
|
ILLINOIS |
7,206 |
$872,477 |
121 |
|
INDIANA |
3,074 |
$104,442 |
14 |
|
IOWA |
1,664 |
$59,494 |
7 |
|
KANSAS |
1,410 |
$11,228 |
2 |
|
KENTUCKY |
2,384 |
$91,649 |
13 |
|
LOUISIANA |
3,548 |
$107,290 |
16 |
|
MAINE |
148 |
$72,238 |
12 |
|
MARYLAND |
3,174 |
$108,225 |
17 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
3,826 |
$526,931 |
77 |
|
MICHIGAN |
5,570 |
$105,861 |
16 |
|
MINNESOTA |
1,501 |
$454,310 |
70 |
|
MISSISSIPPI |
3,155 |
$65,503 |
10 |
|
MISSOURI |
3,068 |
$61,696 |
9 |
|
MONTANA |
279 |
$3,200 |
1 |
|
NEBRASKA |
729 |
$60,517 |
6 |
|
NEVADA |
1,534 |
$86,869 |
15 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
289 |
$78,738 |
17 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
7,615 |
$842,550 |
119 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
923 |
$51,449 |
10 |
|
NEW YORK |
17,298 |
$1,301,961 |
176 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
4,744 |
$729,765 |
104 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
514 |
$121,407 |
15 |
|
OHIO |
6,007 |
$2,026,912 |
303 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
2,465 |
$385,707 |
56 |
|
OREGON |
364 |
$61,663 |
13 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
8,318 |
$631,194 |
92 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
656 |
$14,237 |
4 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
860 |
$323,480 |
44 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
3,517 |
$125,077 |
17 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
534 |
$210,553 |
26 |
|
TENNESSEE |
4,444 |
$42,648 |
7 |
|
TEXAS |
15,635 |
$2,196,908 |
318 |
|
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS |
12 |
$0 |
0 |
|
UTAH |
638 |
$207,423 |
30 |
|
VERMONT |
48 |
$9,000 |
1 |
|
VIRGINIA |
3,487 |
$424,917 |
60 |
|
WASHINGTON |
899 |
$38,205 |
7 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
852 |
$7,492 |
2 |
|
WISCONSIN |
2,902 |
$124,811 |
17 |
|
WYOMING |
119 |
$58,234 |
9 |
* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2021