FEMA provides $4.18 million to Utah agencies to mitigate pandemic costs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $4.18 million in additional public assistance funding to two Utah agencies for the COVID-19 response in Utah.

FEMA awarded the S2.5 million in funding to Salt Lake County to reimburse the county for the cost of providing non-congregate sheltering to high-risk individuals who were under quarantine orders or were required to isolate and unable to return to their homes. This included first responders and healthcare workers who were required to quarantine safely without exposing their families.

The agency also gave $1.68 million to University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics for the purchase of personal protective equipment, including face shields, medical gowns, N95 masks, respirators, gloves and other medical supplies. 

The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided more than $166.2 million in public assistance funding for the Utah COVID-19 response to date.