FEMA approved the first set of states (Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, and New Mexico) for the Lost Wages Supplemental Payment Assistance program, which has been allocated up to $44 billion in Stafford Act Disaster Relief Funding to provide individuals with supplemental payments for lost wages due to COVID-19. States and territories can apply for the federal grants if they agree to certain conditions, such as a 25% state cost share and to administer the program in conjunction with the state’s unemployment insurance system. Individual recipients must be currently eligible for at least $100 per week in unemployment insurance compensation and can receive up to $400 per week through this program.