FEMA Opens COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program
FEMA Opens COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program Aurora Advocate (OH) Hundreds of thousands of families who've lost someone to COVID-19 are eligible for some financial relief for funeral expenses. Starting this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will open applications for COVID-19-related funeral assistance. Eligible people can apply to recover up to $9,000 of qualifying funeral or burial expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020. Families with multiple deaths can recoup up to $35,000. The program is part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill. "At FEMA, our mission is to help people before,...