BERLIN — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas recently held a virtual information session with the New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association to answer questions and raise awareness about the new COVID-19 funeral assistance program run through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Pappas is reminding Granite Staters that FEMA has now begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Granite Staters who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19.
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