FEMA PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $181 MILLION TO COLORADO FOR COVID-19
RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/fema-provides-additional-181-million-colorado-covid-19-response]


Release Date: 
Tháng 1 16, 2021 

DENVER – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided
$181 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response efforts in
Colorado. To date, FEMA has provided more than $330 million in Public
Assistance funding for COVID-19 response in Colorado. The assistance
was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4,
2020, by President Trump.

The $181 million was provided to the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment to fund COVID-19 community testing sites and
laboratory contracts in Colorado. Funding for this project is
authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

“This FEMA assistance is making a difference across Colorado,”
said FEMA Region 8 Administrator Lee dePalo. “Testing sites ensure
that both individuals and health officials have critical information
on the level of infections within the state. This helps state and
local leaders make critical decisions in the battle against COVID.”

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides funding for emergency
actions undertaken by communities to protect public safety, providing
at least a 75-percent funding share for eligible costs. Remaining
costs are the responsibility of the state and local applicants for
assistance.

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 local officials to receive eligible funding more quickly.
These reimbursements play a critical role as state, local and tribal
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].