BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $1.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Endicott College for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $1,385,770 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the private college in Beverly for the cost of 41,039 tests, as well as contracting for nursing staff to oversee testing, security, the removal of biohazardous material waste, clean linens and laundry services, and cleaning and disinfecting services between January and June 2021.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Endicott College 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 nearly $1.1 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.