BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.4 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for the costs of purchasing and administering tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $1,430,186 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the a 188-bed acute care facility located in Nashua for the costs of administering 36,756 COVID tests to patients, staff, and staff families.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Southern New Hampshire Medical Center 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 $233 million in Public Assistance grants to New Hampshire to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.