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FEMA approves 30 states for additional $300 a week federal unemployment payments

By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved grants for 30 states, the agency says, clearing the way for an additional $300 per week on top of the regular state unemployment benefit to those who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grants from FEMA were authorized by President Donald Trump who ordered the agency to spend up to $44 billion on federal unemployment benefits. The money would come from the agency's Disaster Relief Fund.

According to a release from FEMA, its authorization to use the Disaster Relief Fund is in addition to the $8.8 billion FEMA has already allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thirty states have been approved to send workers the $300 weekly unemployment benefit, money above the amount states pay each week.

The states approved for the funds so far are:

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • New Hampshire
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Washington

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