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FEMA COVID 19
FUNERAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to COVID-19 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic..
To be eligible for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the policy states:
- The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after Jan. 20, 2020 for a death attributed to COVID-19.
- If multiple individuals contributed toward funeral expenses, they should apply under a single application as applicant and co-applicant. FEMA will also consider documentation from other individuals not listed as the applicant and co-applicant who may have incurred funeral expenses as part of the registration for the deceased individual.
- An applicant may apply for multiple deceased individuals.
- The COVID-19-related death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
- This assistance is limited to a maximum financial amount of $9,000 per funeral.
- Funeral assistance is intended to assist with expenses for funeral services and interment or cremation.
Applicants are encouraged to start gathering the following documentation:
- An official death certificate that attributes the death to COVID-19 and shows that the death occurred in the United States. The death certificate must indicate the death “may have been caused by” or “was likely the result of” COVID-19 or COVID-19-like symptoms. Similar phrases that indicate a high likelihood of COVID-19 are considered sufficient attribution.
- Funeral expense documents (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) that include the applicant’s name, the deceased individual’s name, the amount of funeral expenses and dates the funeral expenses were incurred.
- Proof of funds received from other sources specifically for use toward funeral costs. Funeral assistance may not duplicate benefits received from burial or funeral insurance, financial assistance received from voluntary agencies, federal/state/local/tribal/territorial government programs or agencies, or other sources.
For more information about this assistance, visit COVID-19 Funeral Assistance | FEMA.gov.
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Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service,PC Philadelphia
| 2134 Stenton Avenue
| Philadelphia, PA 19138
| Tel: 1-215-927-4546
| 2134 Stenton Avenue
| Philadelphia, PA 19138
| Tel: 1-215-927-4546
Ervina White Beauford-Bennett,
FD, Supervisor
Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service, PC Pottstown
| 1133 East High Street
| Pottstown, PA 19464
| Tel: 1-610-327-4546
| 1133 East High Street
| Pottstown, PA 19464
| Tel: 1-610-327-4546
Robert L. Bennett,
FD, Supervisor
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