FEMA Thanks Partners for COVID-19 Support
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, FEMA has provided more than $104 billion in assistance to state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as non-profit organizations and survivors. Of those funds, almost $60 billion in funding went to a number of state, local, tribal and territorial governments and eligible private non-profits for more than 23,000 emergency projects. Another $2.9 billion was awarded in funeral assistance for more than 400,000 individuals and families, $37 billion in lost wages assistance and $386 million in crisis counseling services. This video features the voices of those who stood on the front lines of the COVID pandemic including Dr. Daniel Paluchowski; Jack Mitchell, President, National Funeral Directors Association; Erica Bornemann, Director of Vermont Emergency Management; Art delaCruz, CEO, Team Rubicon; and Deanne Criswell, FEMA Administrator. The video is narrated by Justin Knighten, Director, Office of External Affairs, FEMA.