FEMA PROVIDES ANOTHER $128 MILLION FOR COLORADO COVID-19 RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/fema-provides-another-128-million-colorado-covid-19-response]


Release Date: 
March 22, 2022 

DENVER – FEMA has approved more than $128 million in additional
Public Assistance funding for the
COVID-19 response in Colorado. The assistance was made available under
a major disaster declaration issued March 28, 2020. FEMA HAS NOW
APPROVED MORE THAN $1.71 BILLION IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS TO
COLORADO FOR THE COVID-19 RESPONSE.

The $128.99 million to the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment (CDPHE) will cover the cost of providing COVID-19 testing
and analysis from January 1 through March 31, 2022. CDPHE projects
that more than 2.16 million COVID-19 tests will be administered during
the 90-day timeframe.  The award provides funding for contracted
testing and lab services including supplies and equipment, along with
the transportation and processing of tests.

For the COVID-19 response, FEMA has simplified the Public Assistance
application and funding process to address the magnitude of this event
and to allow state and local governments to receive eligible funding
more quickly. These reimbursements play a critical role as state,
tribal and local officials work tirelessly to assist their communities
during this response.

Additional information about FEMA’s Public Assistance program can be
found at www.fema.gov/assistance/public
[http://www.fema.gov/assistance/public].

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