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Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services. In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Community Action Agencies
General Relief
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Money
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Assists people who need help with rent, utilities, and funeral services.

The assistance program is designed to provide short-term emergency type assistance to persons lacking the resources to meet basic needs for energy and shelter. It is not intended to provide ongoing or long-term aid to any individual and/or family.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent; interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

Categories

Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

Provides necessities such as rent, utilities, medical care referrals and referrals to other programs.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Provides assistance to Veteran's with utilities, rent, mortgage interest, funeral, burial expenses, and grave markers. Assists Veteran's applying for compensation and pension programs, and with pension forms, information and claims assistance for all VA benefits.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
FEMA is providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic.

To be eligible for COVID-19 funeral assistance:
  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after Jan. 20, 2020 until Sep. 30, 2025 for a death attributed to COVID-19.
  • If multiple individuals contributed toward funeral expenses, they should apply under a single application as applicant and co-applicant. FEMA will also consider documentation from other individuals not listed as the applicant and co-applicant who may have incurred funeral expenses as part of the registration for the deceased individual.
  • An applicant may apply for multiple deceased individuals.
  • The COVID-19-related death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
  • This assistance is limited to a maximum financial amount of $9,000 per funeral and a maximum of $35,500 per application.
  • Funeral assistance is intended to assist with expenses for funeral services and interment or cremation.
In the coming weeks, a dedicated 800 number will be established to help individuals who apply. In the meantime, potential applicants are encouraged to start gathering the following documentation:
  • Applicants who incurred COVID-19-related funeral expenses between Jan. 20 and May 16, 2020, will be able to submit a death certificate that does not attribute the death to COVID-19 along with a signed statement from the certifying official listed on the death certificate, coroner, or medical examiner linking the death to COVID-19. The written statement must show causal pathway, or an explanation, linking the cause of death listed on the death certificate to the virus and should be submitted with the death certificate. Applicants also retain the option of contacting the individual who certified the death to request a death certificate amendment if they can provide justification demonstrating the death should be attributed to COVID-19. The certifying individual's name and address should be on the death certificate. For deaths occurring after May 16, 2020, COVID-19 funeral assistance documentation must include a copy of a death certificate that attributes the death to COVID-19.
  • Funeral expense documents (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) that include the applicant's name, the deceased individual's name, the amount of funeral expenses, and the dates the funeral expenses were incurred.
  • Proof of funds received from other sources specifically for use toward funeral costs. Funeral assistance may not duplicate benefits received from burial or funeral insurance, financial assistance received from voluntary agencies, federal/state/local/tribal/territorial government programs or agencies, or other sources.
More information about this program can be found at:
https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance

General Assistance helps with rent and utility payments that prevent eviction or utility shut-off. Funding for direct cremation with no services for residents, when other resources are not available.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent; interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

Categories

Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent and utility payments, burial assistance, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Assists veterans with applying for benefits including disability compensation, disability pension, widow/survivor benefits, education/vocational benefits, medical benefits, and applications to the Iowa Veteran's Home.

Categories

Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services. In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.

Categories

Electric Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Gas Money
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Community Action Agencies
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water, food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

Categories

Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
General assistance offers emergency rent and utility assistance; limited assistance with dental care, emergency prescriptions and medical expenses; burial assistance; and food assistance.

Categories

Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent; interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water; food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

Categories

County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Medication Services

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities, burial expense, prescription medication co-pays, non-emergency medical transportation, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs that may include rent/lot rent, interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water. Can also help with food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

Categories

Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities, burial expense, prescription medication co-pays, non-emergency medical transportation, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Rental Assistance

Utility Assistance

Food and Non-food Provisions

Pre-authorized/Medication Refills

Burial Expenses

Application approval is required to receive benefits. Payments are made directly to landlords and/or service providers. No cash benefits are available. Application decisions are guaranteed within 30 days or less of applying.

Program benefits no more than one time every six months. Applicants must include household information on their application. No utility payments are authorized during the November 1 to April 1 disconnection moratorium.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
General Household Goods Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent and utility payments, burial assistance, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
County Government Departments/Offices
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits