FEMA COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN AS OF JAN. 3, 2022 [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220103/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-state-state-breakdown] Release Date: Janvier 3, 2022 WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided over $1.6 billion to more than 247,000 people to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020. Eligibility determinations are not driven by state/location; instead, they are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation. “Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process. Please find state-specific information below: STATE/TERRITORY APPLICATIONS AMOUNT APPROVED NUMBER OF AWARDS ALABAMA 9,077 $40,711,969 5,962 ALASKA 303 $851,462 159 AMERICAN SAMOA Less than 10 $22,968 Less than 10 ARIZONA 6,363 $20,301,974 4,028 ARKANSAS 4,059 $16,870,200 2,673 CALIFORNIA 34,022 $149,873,954 23,252 COLORADO 3,318 $10,759,863 1,917 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS 10 $17,584 Less than 10 CONNECTICUT 3,705 $19,160,084 2,782 DELAWARE 1,077 $4,799,044 757 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 619 $2,770,764 406 FLORIDA 26,666 $99,142,983 17,613 GEORGIA 15,820 $70,159,216 10,155 GUAM 25 $88,952 12 HAWAII 501 $1,577,243 274 IDAHO 1,255 $3,627,920 630 ILLINOIS 14,158 $67,588,813 9,903 INDIANA 6,886 $29,886,822 4,284 IOWA 3,128 $15,471,381 2,161 KANSAS 3,123 $13,356,949 2,060 KENTUCKY 6,279 $27,714,169 3,834 LOUISIANA 7,059 $32,160,873 4,677 MAINE 616 $1,994,873 364 MARYLAND 6,393 $30,357,161 4,514 MASSACHUSETTS 6,384 $32,025,694 4,629 MICHIGAN 12,397 $48,901,321 8,056 MINNESOTA 3,759 $17,306,916 2,547 MISSISSIPPI 5,982 $26,040,281 3,850 MISSOURI 7,194 $30,020,458 4,762 MONTANA 918 $2,639,687 513 NEBRASKA 1,588 $7,510,882 1,078 NEVADA 3,292 $11,071,734 2,014 NEW HAMPSHIRE 851 $3,552,211 579 NEW JERSEY 12,881 $64,463,063 9,392 NEW MEXICO 2,138 $6,491,849 1,261 NEW YORK 28,424 $136,536,032 19,931 NORTH CAROLINA 12,211 $53,870,554 8,190 NORTH DAKOTA 877 $4,677,261 634 OHIO 14,080 $57,534,910 8,884 OKLAHOMA 5,724 $23,321,918 3,658 OREGON 1,631 $4,259,741 866 PENNSYLVANIA 16,352 $72,739,330 11,083 PUERTO RICO 1,591 $3,693,412 1,002 RHODE ISLAND 1,259 $6,521,350 956 SOUTH CAROLINA 8,467 $37,796,829 5,509 SOUTH DAKOTA 862 $4,496,637 618 TENNESSEE 10,576 $47,457,084 6,878 TEXAS 35,873 $159,125,879 24,386 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 49 $203,546 32 UTAH 1,674 $7,140,566 1,015 VERMONT 177 $733,242 129 VIRGINIA 8,177 $35,327,285 5,337 WASHINGTON 3,022 $9,565,550 1,723 WEST VIRGINIA 2,531 $9,548,670 1,409 WISCONSIN 5,715 $24,847,079 3,810 WYOMING 552 $1,806,630 322 * Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EST today. Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Applicants who use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, should give FEMA the number for that service. While COVID-19 Funeral Assistance can be processed as a reimbursement, applicants are not required to pay for funeral expenses prior to receiving assistance. Applicants must provide FEMA with a signed funeral home contract, invoice or similar legal documentation that shows the individual incurred COVID-19-related funeral expenses on or after January 20, 2020. Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance], including frequently asked questions [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance/faq], is available on FEMA.gov.