Californians who have lost family members to COVID-19 since
January 2020 are now eligible for federal financial assistance
for funeral expenses.
The new FEMA assistance is limited to a maximum of $9,000 per
funeral, internment, or cremation, and up to $35,500 per
application. To be eligible for the new funeral assistance, the
COVID-19-related death must have happened in the United States.
The money is available to all residents of the United States,
regardless of citizenship status.
Applicants must provide an official death certificate that
attributes the death to COVID-19 and shows that the death
occurred in the U.S., as well as funeral expense documents,
receipts, or funeral home contracts. There is no deadline to
apply, and more information on the assistance and required
documents can be found
here.
