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FEMA to help pay for funeral expenses for deaths related to COVID-19
FEMA will help pay for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to COVID-19. See FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance webpage for who can apply and what expenses are covered. FEMA will accept applications starting Monday, April 12, 2021. Please tell the families you serve about this assistance.
Online Cremation Services
If you are looking online for a cremation service, make sure you find one that is licensed in Minnesota. Use the Health Care Provider Lookup to verify the crematory or funeral establishment is licensed in Minnesota. Third party cremation or funeral service providers advertising through online applications must be licensed by MDH to provide services in Minnesota.
Donation Programs
- Des Moines University
The University of Osteopathic Medicine
Health Science Anatomy Division
3200 Grand
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 271-1400 - University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Department of Anatomy
1-470 Basic Science Building
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-7753
- Wayne State University
School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy
540 East Canfield Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 577-1188 - University of Michigan Medical School
Division of Anatomical Sciences
Anatomical Donations Program
3767 Medical Sciences Building II
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0608 - Michigan State University
Department of Anatomy
East Fee Hall, C-203
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-5398
- Mayo Clinic Bequest Program
Department of Anatomy
Stabile 9-38
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
(507) 284-2693 - Anatomy Bequest Program
University of Minnesota Medical School
3-005 Nils Hasselmo Hall
312 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-1111
- University of North Dakota
School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701) 777-2101
- University of South Dakota
Sanford School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5141 or (605) 624-3932
- University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Anatomy
1300 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1532
(608) 262-2888 - Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Anatomy
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509
(414) 456-8261
Resources
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
- Funeral Consumers Alliance of Minnesota
- National Funeral Director's Association
- Minnesota Funeral Director's Association
- Minnesota Association of Cemeteries
- Healing Hearts Connection
- Office of Vital Records - Minnesota Department of Health
- File a Complaint with Minnesota Department of Health
Last Updated: 09/23/2025