FEMA COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE TOPS $888 MILLION [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210802/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-tops-888-million] Release Date: August 2, 2021 WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided over $888 million to more than 135,000 people to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020. Eligibility determinations are not driven by state/location; instead, they are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation. “Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process. Please find state-specific information below: State-specific Information on COVID-19-related Funeral Cost Assistance STATE/TERRITORY APPLICATIONS AMOUNT APPROVED NUMBER OF AWARDS ALABAMA 5,562 $20,875,004 3,022 ALASKA 125 $307,329 55 AMERICAN SAMOA Less than 10 $0 0 ARIZONA 4,230 $11,647,696 2,291 ARKANSAS 2,432 $9,210,111 1,448 CALIFORNIA 26,290 $83,433,610 12,851 COLORADO 1,901 $5,566,742 978 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS Less than 10 $4,344 Less than 10 CONNECTICUT 3,053 $12,859,055 1,835 DELAWARE 776 $2,506,199 394 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 489 $1,473,933 216 FLORIDA 14,176 $41,577,352 7,342 GEORGIA 9,310 $35,154,735 5,047 GUAM 13 $32,707 Less than 10 HAWAII 240 $737,790 126 IDAHO 514 $1,422,913 245 ILLINOIS 10,559 $40,584,290 5,919 INDIANA 4,394 $17,373,805 2,470 IOWA 2,215 $9,493,523 1,320 KANSAS 2,069 $7,313,221 1,103 KENTUCKY 3,318 $13,815,322 1,942 LOUISIANA 4,559 $16,341,602 2,384 MAINE 333 $824,021 152 MARYLAND 4,960 $18,081,381 2,681 MASSACHUSETTS 5,077 $20,546,999 2,941 MICHIGAN 8,492 $29,880,195 4,902 MINNESOTA 2,439 $10,867,337 1,566 MISSISSIPPI 3,994 $14,644,715 2,163 MISSOURI 4,386 $17,317,385 2,737 MONTANA 441 $978,218 195 NEBRASKA 1,063 $4,637,152 651 NEVADA 2,117 $5,748,725 1,037 NEW HAMPSHIRE 606 $2,024,960 342 NEW JERSEY 10,613 $40,261,837 5,798 NEW MEXICO 1,369 $3,178,052 623 NEW YORK 23,136 $78,463,913 11,306 NORTH CAROLINA 7,384 $28,099,342 4,234 NORTH DAKOTA 611 $2,498,601 331 OHIO 8,574 $32,897,260 5,103 OKLAHOMA 3,468 $14,079,585 2,185 OREGON 748 $1,866,649 350 PENNSYLVANIA 11,442 $44,492,137 6,782 PUERTO RICO 1,044 $1,561,354 447 RHODE ISLAND 1,035 $3,422,949 492 SOUTH CAROLINA 5,088 $20,898,631 3,024 SOUTH DAKOTA 654 $2,593,144 349 TENNESSEE 6,085 $24,007,882 3,467 TEXAS 22,413 $82,188,963 12,585 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 23 $65,749 10 UTAH 946 $3,877,342 554 VERMONT 125 $399,388 66 VIRGINIA 5,429 $20,838,650 3,123 WASHINGTON 1,636 $4,155,541 749 WEST VIRGINIA 1,315 $4,369,649 640 WISCONSIN 3,989 $16,070,898 2,431 WYOMING 221 $746,083 131 * Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. 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. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. 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. Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance], including frequently asked questions [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance/faq], is available on FEMA.gov.