Families will be able to begin applying for assistance in April 12, 2021
Individuals will be able to begin applying for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance on April 12. The FEMA Funeral Assistance website has been updated with the phone numbers that families can call to begin the application process.
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line Number
844-684-6333 ● TTY: 800-462-7585
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT
FEMA will only award COVID-19 Funeral Assistance for a deceased individual on a single application. If multiple individuals contributed toward funeral expenses, they should register under a single application as applicant and co-applicant. The applicant or co-applicant must have incurred the funeral expenses. The deceased individual’s documentation status is not considered as part of the reimbursement process, but the applicant(s) must be U.S. citizens, legal residents, asylees, refugees, or non-citizen nationals.
Families should begin deciding who the applicant and any co-applicants will be and gather the documents they need to be reimbursed for expenses.
Specifically, the applicant must provide the following documents:
§ A copy of the death certificate. The death certificate must indicate
the death "may have been caused by" or "was likely a result of" COVID-19 or
COVID-19-like symptoms. Similar phrases that indicate a high likelihood of
COVID-19 are also considered sufficient.
§ Proof of funeral expenses incurred. Documentation (e.g., receipts,
funeral home contract, etc.) must include the applicant's name as the
responsible person for the expense, the decedent’s name, the amount of
funeral expenses, and that funeral expenses were incurred after January 20,
2020.
Nathan R. Streed
Mortician/Owner
