FEMA-supported Community Vaccination Centers Receive Peace Corps Assistance in COVID-19 Response
FEMA and the Peace Corps announced they have struck a historic partnership to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. For the second time in the Peace Corps’ history, volunteers will serve a domestic deployment, at FEMA’s request – the first following Hurricane Katrina and now at federally supported Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) across the country.
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- March 31, 2021
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
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- March 29, 2021
Beware of Funeral Assistance Scams
We have received reports of scammers reaching out to people offering to register them for funeral assistance. FEMA has not sent any such notifications and we do not contact people prior to them registering for assistance. You can find more answers to your questions surrounding the Funeral Assistance program on our FAQ page.
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- March 29, 2021
2021 Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop
The Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop is the annual gathering of hazard mitigation stakeholders with the purpose of informing and updating them about mitigation grants and floodplain management, strengthening those relationships, and providing knowledge transfer between FEMA and invited attendees.
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- March 31, 2021
Lost Wages Supplemental Payment Assistance Guidelines
Lost wages assistance increases the amount of money states can provide to unemployed Americans without significantly increasing the cost for states to offer unemployment insurance.
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- January 26, 2021
Public Assistance grants awarded (in billions) so far in 2021.
Number of hazard mitigation assistance sub-grants awarded so far in calendar year 2021.