Once FEMA receives all required documents, it takes approximately 45 days to make an eligibility decision.You must submit supporting documents (e.g., funeral home contracts, receipts, invoices, death certificate) by:.After you apply, FEMA will provide you an application number, and you may create an account on.If you want eligible funds delivered by direct deposit, the routing and account number of your checking or savings account.If you received other funeral assistance (such as donations, CARES Act grants, state/territory assistance, or assistance from voluntary organizations).If the person who died had burial or funeral insurance policies.Your current mailing address and telephone number.The Social Security number and date of birth of the person who died.Your Social Security number and date of birth.It will take about 20 minutes to apply, and you must provide: COVID-19 Funeral Assistance applications must be completed with a FEMA representative you cannot apply online. FEMA representatives will take your application, and multilingual services are available. To apply, call 84 toll-free between 9 a.m.To learn more or start an application, call 84. proof that the expenses were incurred on or after January 20, 2020.your name, showing you are responsible for some or all of the expense.You must provide FEMA with a signed funeral home contract, invoice, receipts, or other documentation that includes: This signed statement must provide an additional explanation or causal pathway, linking the cause of death listed on the death certificate to COVID-19. If the death certificate was issued between January 20 and May 16, 2020, it must either 1) attribute the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 or 2) be accompanied by a signed statement from the original certifier of the death certificate, or the local medical examiner or coroner from the jurisdiction in which the death occurred, listing COVID-19 as a cause or contributing cause of death. territories and the District of Columbia, occurred after January 20, 2020, and was attributed to COVID-19. You must provide FEMA a copy of an official death certificate that shows the death occurred in the United States, including U.S.

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