FEMA Awards More Than $15 Million to Connecticut for Covid-19 Pandemic Administrative Costs

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $15 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse it for some of the administrative costs incurred responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (CTDESPP) will recive a total of $15,152,179 in federal funding through FEMA’s Public Assistance grant program to reimburse the cost of administering grants FEMA provided to the state for such expenses as testing, sheltering and providing meals to vulnerable populations.

The administrative costs are calculated as a percentage of the grants provided.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 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 $543 million in Public Assistance grants to Connecticut to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.