Coverage dated March 14, 2022 to March 15, 2022

FEMA's funeral assistance aid for COVID-19 tops $2B, more eligible

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The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19.

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KING 5 Seattle
Federal funeral assistance for Americans dead from COVID-19 tops $2 billion, more eligible (opens KING 5 Seattle)
Published Mar 14, 2022
KING 5 Seattle's feed description
The program provides up to $9,000 for funeral expenses to families who lost a loved one to COVID-19 over the past two years.
CNN
FEMA funeral assistance tops $2 billion to families of Covid-19 victims (opens CNN)
Published Mar 14, 2022
CNN's feed description
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's funeral assistance program has disbursed more than $2 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began almost a year ago, the agency announced Tuesday.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
US funeral assistance for COVID tops $2B, more eligible (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Mar 14, 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19, the Federal
Newsweek
U.S. offering families of COVID victims up to $9,000 to pay for funerals (opens Newsweek)
Published Mar 14, 2022
Newsweek's feed description
FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program has received more than $2 billion from the federal government to help families pay for the costs.
FOX 5 New York
More than $2 billion paid by federal government for COVID funeral costs (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Mar 14, 2022
FOX 5 New York's feed description
The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
U.S. funeral assistance for covid tops $2B, more eligible (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Mar 14, 2022
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
WASHINGTON -- The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from covid-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday as it launches a new campaign to raise awareness about the aid to eligible fam…
Los Angeles Times
U.S. funeral assistance for COVID-19 tops $2 billion (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Mar 15, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description
The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19.
Fox7 Austin
FEMA's funeral assistance aid for COVID-19 tops $2B, more eligible (opens Fox7 Austin)
Published Mar 15, 2022
Fox7 Austin's feed description
The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
FEMA aims to raise visibility of covid-19 funeral assistance (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Mar 15, 2022
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
WASHINGTON -- The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for over 300,000 families of people who died from covid-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday as it launches a new campaign to raise awareness about the aid to eligible families…

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