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.
provides up to $9,000 per funeral and covers COVID-19-related deaths since Jan. 20, 2020. The average amount awarded per death is $6,500, according to FEMA.
On Tuesday, the agency is launching a new paid ad campaign in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas targeted at areas with large rates of COVID-19 deaths but lower rates of reimbursement requests to help connect people to available assistance. The agency is also reaching out to community groups and local media outlets to help publicize the program.
For deaths that occurred in the early months of the pandemic — from Jan. 20 to May 16, 2020 — death certificates must be accompanied with a signed statement from a medical examiner, coroner or the certifying official listed on the certificate indicating that COVID-19 was the cause or a contributing cause of death.
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