FEMA AWARDS BROWN UNIVERSITY NEARLY $4 MILLION FOR COVID TESTING
COSTS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/fema-awards-brown-university-nearly-4-million-covid-testing-costs]


Release Date: 
August 29, 2022 

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending
almost $4 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse Brown
University for the costs of testing students and staff during the
COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3,961,745 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the private
research university in Providence for the cost of administering 76,861
tests between October 2021 and January 2022.

“FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Brown University with these
costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich.
“Providing resources for our institutions of higher education to
combat the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to their success, and to 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.

These grants brings the total awarded by FEMA to the State of Rhode
Island to almost $544 million to reimburse the state for
pandemic-related expenses.