FEMA AWARDS STATE OF RHODE ISLAND NEARLY $7.7 MILLION FOR COVID
TESTING COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220701/fema-awards-state-rhode-island-nearly-7-7-million-covid-testing-costs]


Release Date: 
7월 1, 2022 

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending
nearly $7.7 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse the
state health department for the costs of providing testing during the
COVID-19 pandemic.

The $7,666,294 Public Assistance grant will go to the Rhode Island
Department of Health (RIDOH) for contracting with laboratory partners
ACCU Reference Medical Lab, Dominion Diagnostics and East Side
Clinical Laboratory to complete a total of 81,632 COVID-19 tests
during July 2021.

RIDOH also provided medical supplies which were used at the Rhode
Island State Health Laboratory, mobile test sites, and the
community-based testing sites. Supplies included laboratory supplies,
testing supplies, testing kits, and specimen collection materials.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the State of Rhode Island 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.

These grants brings the total awarded by FEMA to the State of Rhode
Island to almost $475 million to reimburse the state for
pandemic-related expenses.