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

SAN JOSE, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing Santa Clara County for an additional $45,185,047.39 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. Panetta, Lofgren, Eshoo, and Khanna.

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. Panetta, Lofgren, Eshoo, and Khanna announced $65,142,877.75 in May 2024 and $27,243,534.79 in June 2024 for COVID-19-related expenditures for Santa Clara County.

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