For a printable version of this guide, click HERE.

Please note: the following is provided for informational purposes only, and represents the best understanding of FEMA’s Covid-19 Assistance as of the time of writing.

JUNE 29 , 2021 UPDATE:
Previously,
eligibility for this program required a death certificate that attributed cause of death to Covid-19. If the death certificate attributed death to a different cause, the death certificate would need to be amended.

Now, an amended death certificate is not required in all cases.
For deaths that occurred before May 17, 2020, the death certificate does not need to be amended.
Instead, applicants can submit a signed statement from either the certifying official listed on the death certificate, the coroner, or the medical examiner, linking the cause of death to COVID-19. This statement must be submitted with the death certificate.

The NASCK Guide to
FEMA's Covid-19 Funeral Assistance Program


Funeral expenses of up to $9,000 for people who died of Covid-19 will be reimbursed by the federal government through FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency).

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COVID-19 FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 



REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS



THE APPLICATION PROCESS



SPECIAL CASES



RESOURCES