FEMA COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PASSES $447 MILLION [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210628/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-passes-447-million] Release Date: Tháng 6 28, 2021 WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided more than $447 million to 66,800 people to assist with COVID-19 related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020. Nearly 2,500 dedicated FEMA employees continue to work with applicants to review every application and determine eligibility each week. 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 process for assistance. Please find below state-specific information: STATE/TERRITORY APPLICATIONS AMOUNT APPROVED NUMBER OF AWARDS ALABAMA 5,185 $10,896,364 1,561 ALASKA 108 $121,710 20 AMERICAN SAMOA Less than 10 $0 0 ARIZONA 3,838 $4,721,635 876 ARKANSAS 2,177 $4,548,918 693 CALIFORNIA 24,602 $39,433,578 5,946 COLORADO 1,716 $2,064,916 364 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS Less than 10 $4,344 Less than 10 CONNECTICUT 2,846 $6,966,213 983 DELAWARE 704 $1,123,258 172 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 454 $846,955 122 FLORIDA 12,959 $21,137,095 3,658 GEORGIA 8,568 $17,452,887 2,497 GUAM 11 $20,436 Less than 10 HAWAII 222 $316,740 50 IDAHO 459 $673,586 117 ILLINOIS 9,644 $21,225,722 3,058 INDIANA 3,985 $8,403,195 1,187 IOWA 2,075 $5,399,127 737 KANSAS 1,896 $4,544,720 676 KENTUCKY 3,054 $5,830,373 809 LOUISIANA 4,248 $7,943,971 1,135 MAINE 280 $346,945 69 MARYLAND 4,574 $8,260,084 1,207 MASSACHUSETTS 4,705 $9,706,990 1,372 MICHIGAN 7,776 $14,066,404 2,306 MINNESOTA 2,196 $5,467,485 772 MISSISSIPPI 3,715 $5,877,846 850 MISSOURI 3,914 $7,311,740 1,101 MONTANA 396 $407,277 82 NEBRASKA 971 $2,227,146 306 NEVADA 1,946 $2,795,802 508 NEW HAMPSHIRE 551 $929,202 153 NEW JERSEY 9,889 $18,022,328 2,555 NEW MEXICO 1,266 $1,426,207 265 NEW YORK 21,350 $40,055,997 5,624 NORTH CAROLINA 6,737 $14,395,949 2,155 NORTH DAKOTA 568 $1,170,090 154 OHIO 7,888 $19,200,191 2,957 OKLAHOMA 3,202 $7,557,679 1,133 OREGON 663 $1,090,855 204 PENNSYLVANIA 10,572 $25,555,906 3,872 PUERTO RICO 968 $278,526 77 RHODE ISLAND 980 $2,271,657 323 SOUTH CAROLINA 4,730 $10,554,616 1,486 SOUTH DAKOTA 603 $1,603,913 208 TENNESSEE 5,627 $12,502,192 1,777 TEXAS 20,655 $48,091,192 7,218 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 22 $29,885 Less than 10 UTAH 856 $1,950,901 274 VERMONT 117 $192,885 32 VIRGINIA 4,998 $10,133,182 1,493 WASHINGTON 1,465 $2,116,419 365 WEST VIRGINIA 1,182 $2,035,400 290 WISCONSIN 3,734 $6,085,512 872 WYOMING 200 $436,280 77 _* 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. 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/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance], including frequently asked questions [https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance/faq], is available on FEMA.gov [https://www.fema.gov/www,fema.gov].