The agency launched on Monday a hotline — 844-684-6333 — to apply for up to $9,000 in assistance per burial.
While FEMA has aided families with disaster-related burial costs in the past, the Covid-19 effort is the largest of its type. Some $2 billion was allocated as part of the $900 billion relief deal Congress approved in December, while the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion package last month bolstered it by providing the agency with an additional $50 billion to use for coronavirus-related costs.
To qualify, the death must have occurred in the US or its territories, and funeral expenses must…
