FEMA AWARDS NEARLY $1.6 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOR
COVID TESTING EXPENSES
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220516/fema-awards-nearly-1-6-million-university-connecticut-covid-testing-expenses]


Release Date: 
5月 16, 2022 

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending
nearly $1.6 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse the
University of Connecticut for the costs of providing testing during
the COVID-19 pandemic.

The public land-grant research university in Storrs will receive a
total of $1,578,835 in federal funding through FEMA’s Public
Assistance grant program to reimburse it for the costs of providing
12,824 tests for students and staff between June 2020 and June 2021.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the University of Connecticut
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 nearly $403 million in Public Assistance
grants to Connecticut to reimburse the state for pandemic-related
expenses.

Additional information about FEMA’s Public Assistance program is
available
at https://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit.
To learn more about the COVID-19 response in Connecticut, please visit
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4500.