BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $9 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse the state for the cost of providing testing for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $8,966,895 FEMA Public Assistance grant to the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services (NHDHHS) will reimburse it for contracting to provide 56,616 free COVID-19 tests between December 2021 and March 2022.
NHDHHS contracted with Clear ChoiceMD MSO, LLC to administer the tests 7 days per week at Clear ChoiceMD Urgent Care facilities in Belmont, Lincoln, and Keene.
“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist the State of New Hampshire 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 $181 million in Public Assistance grants to New Hampshire to reimburse the state for pandemic-related expenses.