Santa Clara County Reps Announce an Additional $45.1M+ in Federal Funding for COVID 19 Related Expenditures

Santa Clara, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing Santa Clara County for an additional $45,185,047 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to our communities, and through it all, Santa Clara County officials enacted extraordinary public health measures to protect residents. We're pleased to see that the County will receive these federal reimbursements and we will continue to advocate for all funds owed and additional resources to prepare for future public health challenges," said Reps. Khanna, Lofgren, Eshoo, and Panetta.

This funding was provided by the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which authorizes FEMA's disaster response activities and programming.

This announcement follows recent, similar reimbursement news. Reps. Khanna, Eshoo, Lofgren, and Panetta announced $65,142,877.75 in May 2024and $27,243,534.79 in June 2024for COVID-19-related expenditures for Santa Clara County.

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