DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Hughes Family Tribute Center will offer a free workshop open to the public on Tuesday, April 20 to assist applicants for FEMA’s Covid-19 financial assistance for funeral related expenses. In March, FEMA announced it would start providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses that have occurred after January 20, 2020 under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.
“We are offering this workshop for free to anyone who needs help applying to FEMA for the Covid-19 financial assistance for funeral related expenses,” said Stephanie Hughes, co-owner of Hughes Family Tribute Center. “The funeral can have been at any funeral home. We only want to help as a community service.”
Workshop Details:
FREE and open to the public
Tuesday, April 20 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Hughes Family Tribute Center
9700 Webb Chapel Road, Dallas, Texas 75220
214-350-9951
HughesFTC.com
https://www.facebook.com/HughesFTC
FEMA began accepting applications on Monday, April 12, 2021. More information, a list of required documents, and the application process can be found at, www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance
FEMA requirements include:
– The funeral must have been for a loved one who passed away after January 20, 2020 AND has COVID-19 stated on their death certificate as a cause of death.
– The death certificate can be amended to add COVID-19 as a cause of death if applicable; however, the family would need to contact the doctor who signed the death certificate to begin the amendment.
– The death must have occurred in the United States (including U.S. territories).
– The financial assistance will cover up to $9,000 to reimburse for funeral expenses.
– The deceased does not need to have had a Social Security Number.
– The applicant requesting financial assistance DOES need to have a Social Security Number.
– The FEMA financial assistance will not be provided for families that used a pre-funded funeral contract or funeral insurance to cover the funeral expenses or donations to cover the funeral expenses (this includes GoFundMe and more.)
