Americans seeking FEMA's funeral assistance eager for help but frustrated by the process
ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn FEMA launched a nationwide program offering $2 billion to Americans. • 7 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE It was the last thing Chanice Newcomer thought would ever happen to her otherwise healthy father: A COVID-19 diagnosis and then sudden death. Stuck with a funeral bill that cost nearly $20,000, her family was hopeful when the federal government announced it was providing funeral assistance funding to Americans who lost someone to the disease. Newc...