{"id":24719,"date":"2021-01-22T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T00:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=24719"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T02:07:31","slug":"state-of-maryland-awarded-over-341-million-grant-for-covid-19-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2021\/01\/22\/state-of-maryland-awarded-over-341-million-grant-for-covid-19-response\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Maryland Awarded Over $341 Million Grant for COVID-19 Response"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Funds to be used to Reimburse the State for Medical Supplies Purchased during the Pandemic Response<\/i><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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REISTERSTOWN, Md. (January 22, 2020) \u2014\u00a0<\/b>The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced today that the state of Maryland will receive a $341 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) associated with COVID-19.\u00a0 This award provides funding to the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) for personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased to support the state\u2019s healthcare workers and first responders. This grant, administered through MEMA\u2019s Public Assistance program, was awarded as a result of the Presidential Disaster Declaration issued in March 2020 under the Robert T. Stafford Act.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis much needed federal aid will allow the Maryland Department of Health to recoup expenses related to Covid-19 from January 20 through July 27, 2020,\u201d said Governor Larry Hogan. \u201cWe are very pleased to have received this award which contributes immensely to our continued fight against this disease.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic created an immediate threat to the public health and safety of the State of Maryland, requiring emergency protective measures. In response, MEMA and MDH conducted emergency protective measures consisting of providing management, control, and reduction of immediate threats through purchase and distribution of PPE needed for the COVID-19 statewide response.<\/p>\r\n

Since the start of the pandemic, emergency managers have worked hand-in-hand with public health officials to provide necessary supplies, personnel, and other resources to respond to the challenges associated with COVID-19. This announcement is a demonstration of the important partnerships between local, state, and federal agencies as they work to respond and recover from COVID-19.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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Jorge Castillo,\u00a0jorge.castillo@maryland.gov<\/a>, 443-381-3518
Ed McDonough,\u00a0ed.mcdonough@maryland.gov<\/a>, 410-446-3333
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Funds to be used to Reimburse the State for Medical Supplies Purchased during the Pandemic Response REISTERSTOWN, Md. (January 22, 2020) \u2014\u00a0The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced today that the state of Maryland will receive a $341 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) associated with COVID-19.\u00a0 This award provides funding  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t