Closed · DHS-20-ONA-050-00-99 · CFDA 97.050 · Discretionary
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 10, 2020
- Close date
- 56
- Expected awards
The verdict
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Varies by applicant across 56 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,093 other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 56
- expected awards
- 97.050
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages is closed (last close September 10, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA still indexes 1,093 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 10, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$44,000,000,000
Expected Awards
56
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
In an effort to help ease the financial burden on those who are unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump has authorized FEMA to use Stafford Act disaster relief funds to provide supplemental payments for lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to $44 billion in Disaster Relief Funding is available to support this initiative. To help meet the needs of the American people, the FEMA Administrator is authorized to award grants to state and territory governments to administer supplemental payments for lost wages under Other Needs Assistance, in accordance with section 408 (e)(2) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5174 (e)(2)) and 44 C.F.R. §206.119(c)(6)(ii) for major disasters declared by the President pursuant to section 401 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C.§ 5170) for COVID-19. When submitting your final grant application, ensure a complete application is provided. A complete application includes all of the forms outlined in the following link https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/supplemental-payments-lost-wages filled out in all required sections and signed. The signed State Administrative Plan must include State or Territory specific procedures for implementation of the grant.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Disaster Prevention and Relief (DPR). Only 10 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 1,094).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
FEMA Individual Assistance Division, Individuals and Households Program Branch FEMA-IHPHelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov
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What to do next
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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