The grave of Bishop James N. Flowers, who passed away from COVID-19 in April 2020, is seen at a cemetery in Hyattsville, Maryland on Feb. 23, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Wednesday that it will reimburse funeral costs for the families CCP virus victims as part of a new funeral assistance program.
Beginning next month, the agency said it would begin accepting applications from families who held funerals that occurred between Jan. 20 and Dec. 31, 2020.