News and Media: Disaster 4491

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 3 has obligated more than $227 million to the state agencies in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia for costs related to the COVID-19 vaccine mission.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $340 million to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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FEMA Region 3 has awarded nearly $2 million to help fund crisis counseling services for people struggling with mental health issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic

As of June 25, these states had received crisis counseling service grants for a total of $1,991,704:

  • District of Columbia:  $350,507

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The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) will receive $18,711,424.72 in expedited federal funding from FEMA for Emergency Protective Measures as a result of FEMA-DR-4491-MD (COVID-19).

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Following the COVID-19 outbreak, health care providers and first responders were faced with an unprecedented need for personal protective equipment (PPE). With a global shortage, the COVID-19 National Preservation Strategy sought to improve the availability of PPE that would preserve the health of first responders, health care providers and patients. The U.S.

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