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FEMA COVID-19 Assistance

You and your family may be eligible for a special program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that offers funeral assistance to families that have experienced the death of a loved one due to COVID-19. Financial assistance of up to $9,000 for certain expenses that families have incurred as they laid a loved one to rest (e.g., funeral and memorial services and burial and cremation). It covers eligible expenses for the services you’ve already paid for when your loved one died. And, as our community becomes safer, your family may choose to plan a memorial service in your loved one’s honor that includes all of your family and friends – something that many families are finding to be a meaningful experience. Those expenses may also be covered.

 

The FEMA website has complete information about eligibility requirements, documentation you will be required to provide as part of your application (e.g., a copy of your loved one’s death certificate and proof of funeral expenses incurred), and how to start the application process. Visit https://www.https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance/faq

 

Please watch this video that will help provide information on the requirements and process of applying for assistance https://youtu.be/DgvN_9m58Z0

 

The COVID-19 incident period will come to an end on May 11, 2023. FEMA will continue to provide funeral assistance until Sept. 30, 2025, to those who have lost loved ones due to this pandemic. 

 

If we can assist you with the application process – such as by providing copies of a death certificate or copies of receipts or contracts showing the expenses you incurred – please call the funeral home at 615-735-2118.

Sanderson Funeral Homes

Carthage Chapel
901 Main Street North, Carthage, TN 37030
Phone: (615) 735-2118 | Fax: (615) 735-3100
24 Hour Obituary Phone Line: (615) 735-3000

Hackett Chapel
169 Kempville Highway, Pleasant Shade, TN 37145
Phone: (615) 774-2118 | Fax: (615) 774-3100
24 Hour Obituary Phone Line: (615) 774-3000

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