FEMA PROVIDES $144M TO WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/fema-provides-144m-wisconsin-department-administration]


Release Date: 
六月 8, 2022 

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management
(WEM) announced today that $144,454,782 in federal funding has been
made available to the Wisconsin Department of Administration for costs
related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the
federal disaster declaration of April 4, 2020.

This funding will reimburse Wisconsin Department of Administration for
costs to provide diagnostic testing to reduce the threat of COVID-19
transmission statewide.

“FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an important resource
supporting our nation’s pandemic response,” said Tom Sivak,
regional administrator, FEMA Region 5. “Testing has played a vital
role in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and continues to be a key part
of keeping our communities safe from this virus.”

“We are extremely grateful to FEMA and WEM for their continued
partnership and support of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 testing efforts,”
said Deb Standridge, Deputy Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Health
Services. “In coordination with our sister agency at the Wisconsin
Department of Administration, testing for COVID-19 remains a critical
tool for helping Wisconsinites to protect their health and make
informed decisions when going out into the community.”

FEMA provides a 100 percent federal share of eligible reimbursable
expenses for this project.  

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides supplemental grants to
state, tribal, territorial and local governments, and certain types of
private non-profits, so that communities can quickly respond to and
recover from major disasters or emergencies. To learn more, visit
FEMA’s website at
www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit
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