BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $8.1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of contracting for warehouse space to store and distribute medical supplies and other materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The $8,127,651 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the cost of contracting for warehouse space to receive, stage, and store face masks, personal protective equipment (PPE), supplies, and equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile between July 2022 and May 2023.

 

"FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Massachusetts with these costs," said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. "Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments – as well as eligible non-profits and tribal entities – for the costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation's ongoing recovery."

 

FEMA's Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.

 

So far, FEMA has provided more than $2.7 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.