FEMA COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE NEARS $280 MILLION [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210614/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-nears-280-million] Release Date: 6월 14, 2021 WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided more than $278 million to over 41,000 people for COVID-19-related funeral costs reimbursements. The national average for an award is $6,756, as nearly 2,500 FEMA employees continue working with applicants to manually review every application, determining eligibility each week. “Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the process for assistance. Once an individual applies, FEMA sends a letter outlining the required documentation needed to process their application. The process to determine eligibility starts after an applicant submits all required documentation. FEMA developed a process to ensure applicants have ample time to collect and submit required documents for assistance. While some jurisdictions provide or amend death certificates in four to six weeks, others may take longer. FEMA will make calls and send additional letters reminding applicants of the required documents. Please find below state-specific information: STATE/TERRITORY APPLICATIONS AMOUNT APPROVED NUMBER OF AWARDS ALABAMA 4,974 $6,113,924 859 ALASKA 100 $60,834 10 AMERICAN SAMOA 4 $0 0 ARIZONA 3,648 $2,652,357 483 ARKANSAS 2,079 $2,711,798 416 CALIFORNIA 23,627 $25,840,240 3,861 COLORADO 1,585 $1,240,511 212 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS 3  $4,344 1 CONNECTICUT 2,724 $4,825,250 670 DELAWARE 658 $831,673 128 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 435 $623,395 87 FLORIDA 12,312 $14,959,365 2,582 GEORGIA 8,176 $9,074,164 1,286 GUAM 8 $20,436 3 HAWAII 213 $160,563 26 IDAHO 431 $474,678 84 ILLINOIS 9,126 $13,574,040 1,959 INDIANA 3,768 $3,708,440 517 IOWA 1,993 $3,043,548 406 KANSAS 1,815 $2,526,574 367 KENTUCKY 2,903 $3,035,654 418 LOUISIANA 4,067 $4,538,441 647 MAINE 255 $199,706 42 MARYLAND 4,321 $5,525,551 791 MASSACHUSETTS 4,494 $5,361,035 757 MICHIGAN 7,331 $7,927,704 1,265 MINNESOTA 2,063 $2,623,577 376 MISSISSIPPI 3,571 $3,490,917 493 MISSOURI 3,714 $3,981,271 579 MONTANA 370 $203,848 42 NEBRASKA 925 $1,662,347 227 NEVADA 1,855 $1,511,385 270 NEW HAMPSHIRE 511 $590,704 95 NEW JERSEY 9,482 $13,037,554 1,825 NEW MEXICO 1,192 $860,054 157 NEW YORK 20,431 $31,103,630 4,347 NORTH CAROLINA 6,388 $10,265,947 1,536 NORTH DAKOTA 543 $576,291 75 OHIO 7,464 $13,634,662 2,095 OKLAHOMA 3,073 $4,293,985 626 OREGON 628 $779,900 155 PENNSYLVANIA 10,046 $14,414,099 2,174 PUERTO RICO 909 $110,189 29 RHODE ISLAND 962 $1,957,193 275 SOUTH CAROLINA 4,521 $4,990,636 692 SOUTH DAKOTA 567 $939,870 122 TENNESSEE 5,383 $5,868,190 819 TEXAS 19,643 $29,403,331 4,385 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 19 $21,549 3 UTAH 813 $1,207,861 174 VERMONT 110 $140,721 24 VIRGINIA 4,751 $6,014,766 887 WASHINGTON 1,384 $1,264,586 218 WEST VIRGINIA 1,112 $1,118,971 151 WISCONSIN 3,593 $3,205,225 459 WYOMING 187 $352.133 60 _* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. ET today._ Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Applicants who use a relay service, such as a videophone, Innocaption or CapTel, should provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to them for that service so that agency representatives are able to contact them. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Those calling the COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline wait less than seven seconds before being routed to a live agent after listening to a recorded message. And once the applicant submits all required documentation, FEMA is able to make an eligibility determination in less than 30 days. Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance, including frequently asked questions, is available on FEMA.gov.