FEMA Awards Over $2.4 Million to Boston Children’s Hospital for COVID Protective Gear

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Boston Children’s Hospital for the cost of purchasing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.

The $2,455,200 grant will reimburse the pediatric research hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School for the cost of purchasing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect staff and patients and to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Between March and May 2020, Boston Children’s purchased disposable masks, face shields, children’s masks, isolation gowns, and eye shields. 

 “FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Boston Children’s Hospital with these costs,” said FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich. “Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments – as well as eligible non-profits and tribal entities – for the costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation’s ongoing recovery.”

FEMA’s Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency.

So far, FEMA has provided more than $2.5 billion in Public Assistance grants to Massachusetts to reimburse the commonwealth for pandemic-related expenses.