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.
GFDA is providing this information as a service to our communities.
For more information visit the FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance website HERE.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
At this time, there is no deadline to apply for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance.
Applications incomplete after 1 year, will be moved to a suspended status. The application can be reactivated without appeal by submitting the required documents.
How to Apply
Call 844-684-6333
Monday-Friday - 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
Multilingual services are available
If you use a relay service, please provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to you for the service so we can follow up with you about your application.
Who is Eligible?
FEMA may provide COVID-19 Funeral Assistance to you if:
What is Covered?
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.
How Does it Work?
Questions
You can get answers to many additional questions on the Funeral Assistance FAQ pages.
Call 844-684-6333
Monday-Friday
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
Multilingual services available
If you use a relay service, please provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to you for the service so we can follow up with you about your application.