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FEMA announces lost wages grant for North Dakota

FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved North Dakota for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow North Dakota to provide $300 per week – on top of their regular unemployment benefit – to those unemployed due to COVID-19. FEMA will work with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to implement a system to make this funding available to North Dakota r...