FEMA PROVIDES $8.1 MILLION TO SOUTH DAKOTA FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250122/fema-provides-81-million-south-dakota-covid-19-response]


Release Date: 
June 29, 2023 

DENVER – FEMA has approved $8,108,662 in Public Assistance funding
for COVID-19 in South Dakota. This FEMA funding is pursuant to the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 

Avera McKennan received the funding for personal protective equipment
(PPE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ensuring the safety of both
staff and patients who entered Avera McKennan healthcare facilities.
Providers, patients, staff and families were provided PPE at
registration desks and other administrative or public areas.
Additionally, lab personnel required PPE to perform COVID-19 testing.
PPE purchased included goggles, gloves, gowns, face masks, and face
shields. Hand sanitizer and disinfection materials for protection and
mitigation of COVID-19 were also purchased.

FEMA has provided more than $17 MILLION in Public Assistance funding
for the South Dakota COVID-19 response to date. This assistance was
made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 5, 2020
and represents 100 percent of the total cost of the project.  

The FEMA Public Assistance program provides funding to governmental
agencies and certain private non-profits for eligible disaster
response costs and to repair or replace damaged public infrastructure.
For more information about the Public Assistance program,
visit: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/program-overview.