The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than 2,585 applications for newly available Covid-19 funeral assistance in the first month after the program launched -- but there are many more ...

As the United States surpasses 1 million deaths from COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging those who lost loved ones to the coronavirus to use its COVID-19 Funeral Assistance ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expanding its COVID-19 funeral assistance program to provide financial aid to more families whose loved ones died of the disease. In a release, FEMA said it ...

Relief for funeral expenses incurred during the pandemic is still available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 funeral assistance program. “The federal government made this ...

Tim Lones and his wife of 29 years, Linda Baxter Lones, held hands for the last time on the morning of Nov. 22, shortly before she passed away from COVID-19. Linda was 52 years old. "If she knew you, ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I recently saw a news segment on TV about a government funeral assistance program available to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. What can you tell me about this? I ...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is putting millions of taxpayer dollars at an elevated risk of waste and abuse by reimbursing funeral expenses ...

ARCHBALD, Pa. — Jeanne Marion says some days are better than others since her husband Pat passed away at the age of 67 from COVID-19 in January. She can not believe it's already been six months ...

COVID-19 has killed more than 900,000 Americans since the pandemic began in early 2020. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, since last April, has been accepting applications to assist loved ones ...

The City and County of Honolulu on Tuesday launched a program to help the Micronesian community with funeral expenses due to COVID-19. The ‘Ohana Memorial Support : COVID-19 COFA Funeral Assistance ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program has disbursed more than $2 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began almost a year ...