
To be redirected to the FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance website - CLICK HERE
If you are covering the cost of a COVID-19 funeral, FEMA may be able to help. You may qualify for up to $9,000 per funeral for expenses.
Updated April 1, 2023
The COVID-19 incident period will come to an end on May 11, 2023 (visit HERE to learn more).
FEMA will continue to provide funeral assistance until Sept. 30, 2025, to those who have lost loved ones due to this pandemic.
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Who is Eligible?
FEMA may provide COVID-19 Funeral Assistance to you if:
What is Covered?
FEMA may approve COVID-19 Funeral Assistance for expenses such as:
What is Required?
You must provide FEMA a copy of an official death certificate that shows the death occurred in the United States, including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, occurred after January 20, 2020, and was attributed to COVID-19.
If the death certificate was issued between January 20 and May 16, 2020, it must either 1) attribute the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 or 2) be accompanied by a signed statement from the original certifier of the death certificate, or the local medical examiner or coroner from the jurisdiction in which the death occurred, listing COVID-19 as a cause or contributing cause of death. This signed statement must provide an additional explanation or causal pathway, linking the cause of death listed on the death certificate to COVID-19.
You must provide FEMA with a signed funeral home contract, invoice, receipts, or other documentation that includes:
To learn more or start an application, call 844-684-6333.
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