WASHINGTON, D.C. (KERO) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched its COVID-19 funeral assistance program one year ago.
Since then, FEMA has given more than $2 billion to about 326,000 people who lost loved ones to the virus.
Applicants received an average of $6,500.
The program covers several expenses, including the transfer of remains, burial plots, caskets, services, cremation, and headstones.
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