FEMA Releases State-Specific Funeral Assistance Information

Release Date Release Number
HQ-21-100
Release Date:
May 7, 2021

WASHINGTON -- FEMA is accepting applications for funeral assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses. As of Friday, May 7, the agency has received more than 171,000 applications and distributed more than $11.1 million.

Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 (TTY: 800-462-7585) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Additional information about the assistance and frequently asked questions are available on FEMA.gov.

Here is state-specific information:

Location

Valid Applications

Funeral Assistance Disbursed

Number of Applicants Awarded

ALABAMA

3971

$70,955

11

ALASKA

48

$18,000

2

AMERICAN SAMOA

2

$0

0

ARIZONA

2,904

$39,646

9

ARKANSAS

1,740

$52,151

8

CALIFORNIA

18,648

$736,874

109

COLORADO

935

$27,525

14

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS

 2

$0

0

CONNECTICUT

2,202

$257,031

33

DELAWARE

468

$53,944

8

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 490

$64,998

10

FLORIDA

 9,423

$591,201

89

GEORGIA

 6,191

$133,964

17

GUAM

7

$0

0

HAWAII

31

$10,103

2

IDAHO

307

$69,918

12

ILLINOIS

7,072

$405,209

53

INDIANA

3,012

$45,390

6

IOWA

1,647

$5,494

1

KANSAS

1,397

$4,996

1

KENTUCKY

2,353

$79,534

11

LOUISIANA

3,483

$41,033

6

MAINE

150

$44,102

7

MARYLAND

3,126

$102,060

15

MASSACHUSETTS

3,736

$433,831

63

MICHIGAN

5,438

$39,324

5

MINNESOTA

1,467

$446,280

69

MISSISSIPPI

3,119

$58,603

7

MISSOURI

3,010

$23,792

4

MONTANA

275

$3,200

1

NEBRASKA

723

$60,517

6

NEVADA

 1,505

$66,717

11

NEW HAMPSHIRE

291

$43,618

10

NEW JERSEY

7,423

$425,604

62

NEW MEXICO

896

$34,122

7

NEW YORK

16,820

$1,005,001

136

NORTH CAROLINA

4,677

$448,252

62

NORTH DAKOTA

510

$88,345

11

OHIO

5,937

$979,755

148

OKLAHOMA

2,419

$360,140

50

OREGON

355

$30,423

7

PENNSYLVANIA

8,171

$473,718

68

PUERTO RICO

650

$14,237

4

RHODE ISLAND

849

$295,564

40

SOUTH CAROLINA

3,475

$119,147

16

SOUTH DAKOTA

522

$176,835

22

TENNESSEE

4,378

$33,648

6

TEXAS

15,312

$2,054,084

298

UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

10

$0

0

UTAH

618

$148,471

22

VERMONT

49

$9,000

1

VIRGINIA

3,430

$385,159

55

WASHINGTON

868

$38,205

7

WEST VIRGINIA

843

$0

0

WISCONSIN

2,880

$73,122

10

WYOMING

114

$58,234

9

* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2021.

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