The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering financial support for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 2020. Applications for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance must be submitted through the FEMA dedicated call center; currently, there’s no deadline to apply.

 Eligible applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 or TTY: 800-462-7585 toll free, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

 Applicants must provide FEMA with a copy of the death certificate, proof of funeral expenses incurred, and proof of funeral assistance received from any other source.

 Assistance is available to U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals and qualified aliens such as green card holders, asylees, refugees, and others – who provide the required information and COVID related documents. Eligible applicants, living in the United States, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, will be reimbursed for up to $9,000 for each funeral.

 Eligible COVID-19-related funeral expenses are covered under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

 For more information visit the agency’s funeral assistance webpage: https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance.