FEMA COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN AS OF SEPT. 27, 2021 [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210927/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-state-state-breakdown] Release Date: September 27, 2021 WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided over $1.146 billion to more than 174,000 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/TERRITORY APPLICATIONS AMOUNT APPROVED NUMBER OF AWARDS ALABAMA 6,872 $26,798,670 3,877 ALASKA 174 $453,893 80 AMERICAN SAMOA Less than 10 $9,000 Less than 10 ARIZONA 4,870 $15,039,801 2,936 ARKANSAS 3,146 $11,396,853 1,787 CALIFORNIA 28,738 $114,095,249 17,513 COLORADO 2,245 $7,734,565 1,369 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS Less than 10 $4,344 Less than 10 CONNECTICUT 3,273 $15,712,718 2,260 DELAWARE 852 $3,265,184 518 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 537 $2,079,781 304 FLORIDA 19,580 $54,930,759 9,667 GEORGIA 11,397 $45,222,547 6,507 GUAM 16 $51,162 Less than 10 HAWAII 306 $915,881 158 IDAHO 639 $1,985,941 346 ILLINOIS 11,674 $51,422,185 7,499 INDIANA 4,989 $22,643,123 3,222 IOWA 2,420 $11,940,386 1,658 KANSAS 2,365 $10,138,446 1,546 KENTUCKY 4,010 $17,490,263 2,444 LOUISIANA 5,536 $22,100,355 3,203 MAINE 391 $1,188,291 219 MARYLAND 5,414 $23,317,584 3,453 MASSACHUSETTS 5,507 $25,775,338 3,697 MICHIGAN 9,333 $37,642,749 6,144 MINNESOTA 2,696 $13,234,162 1,922 MISSISSIPPI 4,758 $18,328,002 2,699 MISSOURI 5,556 $21,231,662 3,354 MONTANA 534 $1,446,249 276 NEBRASKA 1,205 $5,697,582 802 NEVADA 2,556 $7,556,391 1,357 NEW HAMPSHIRE 658 $2,694,732 443 NEW JERSEY 11,472 $51,207,146 7,363 NEW MEXICO 1,561 $4,382,896 855 NEW YORK 24,989 $105,883,281 15,255 NORTH CAROLINA 8,874 $35,358,990 5,299 NORTH DAKOTA 654 $3,418,942 454 OHIO 9,543 $42,101,577 6,488 OKLAHOMA 4,134 $16,559,039 2,571 OREGON 968 $2,674,664 504 PENNSYLVANIA 12,434 $56,112,110 8,502 PUERTO RICO 1,331 $2,335,381 643 RHODE ISLAND 1,120 $4,612,144 669 SOUTH CAROLINA 6,126 $25,505,697 3,661 SOUTH DAKOTA 693 $3,537,974 479 TENNESSEE 7,434 $31,183,778 4,505 TEXAS 26,474 $103,662,433 15,797 U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 32 $107,994 17 UTAH 1,139 $4,966,384 707 VERMONT 135 $565,055 94 VIRGINIA 6,140 $26,253,397 3,922 WASHINGTON 2,012 $6,168,270 1,112 WEST VIRGINIA 1,531 $5,921,154 870 WISCONSIN 4,350 $19,345,863 2,943 WYOMING 293 $1,059,709 182 * Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EDT today. Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, 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.