FEMA AWARDS NEARLY $3.4 MILLION TO THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS FOR
COVID-19 TESTING COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220427/fema-awards-nearly-3-4-million-college-holy-cross-covid-19-testing-costs]


Release Date: 
April 26, 2022 

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending
nearly $3.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse
the College of the Holy Cross for the cost of testing students,
faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3,387,116 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the private
Jesuit college in Worcester for the cost of providing 96,487
coronavirus tests between January and June 2021.

The college worked with its healthcare provider, Evans Medical
Foundation, to determine who was eligible to be tested and how often,
as well as contracting to provide health monitoring for students and
staff and purchasing materials such as face masks.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the College of the Holy Cross
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 more than $947 million in Public Assistance
grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth 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 Massachusetts, please
visit https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4496