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handle is hein.crs/govecyf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service FEMA Funeral Assistance for COVID-19 Updated April 8, 2021 Congress authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Funeral Assistance for deaths associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This Insight provides an overview of FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance, including eligible expenses, applicant eligibility criteria, and award amounts. FEMA IA for the COVID-19 Pandemic In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, former President Donald J. Trump issued a nationwide emergency declaration under Stafford Act Section 501(b). Subsequently, the former President Trump and President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved major disaster declarations for 50 states, 5 territories, the District of Columbia, and 3 tribes under Stafford Act Section 401. Funeral Assistance is a form of Other Needs Assistance (ONA) that is typically available when the President authorizes the Individuals and Households Program (IHP)-a type of Individual Assistance (IA)-pursuant to a declaration of emergency or major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act; 42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.). In the case of the COVID- 19 pandemic, however, Congress authorized FEMA to provide Funeral Assistance through legislation. Only Funeral Assistance, and not all forms of IHP assistance, has been authorized for the COVID-19 pandemic Stafford Act declarations. In addition, other forms of IA authorized to support pandemic recovery are limited to the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) and the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program (authorized by former President Trump under the ONA statutory authority to provide grants to states, territories, and the District of Columbia for supplemental lost wages payments to individuals receiving unemployment insurance). Funeral Assistance for the COVID-19 Pandemic Congress, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, first required FEMA to provide Funeral Assistance through the IHP for the presidential Stafford Act declarations for the COVID-19 pandemic. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11582 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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