# DHS - OIG-22-36 - 1
> **Open** recommendation · 2022-04-15
**Report:** Management Alert - FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Operating Procedures Are Inconsistent with Previous Interpretation of Long-Standing Regulations for Eligible Funeral Expenses ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/32423))
**OIG report number:** OIG-22-36
**Recommendation number:** 1
## Text
We recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administratorimmediately issue modified COVID-19 Funeral Assistance operating proceduresthat align with the Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide provisions9 OIG requested relevant documentation during a November 16, 2021 meeting with FEMA onthis topic.www.oig.dhs.gov 7 OIG-22-36We recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator immediately issue modified COVID-19 Funeral Assistance operating procedures that align with the Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide provisions on ineligible funeral assistance expenses and ensure all future cost reimbursements by FEMA in connection with the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program are necessary expenses associated with funeral services and/or burials.
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