$300 extra a week

FEMA Announces Extra $300 for Arkansans Lost Wages
FEMA Announces Extra $300 for Arkansans Lost Wages
FEMA Announces Extra $300 for Arkansans Lost Wages
If you live in Arkansas and lost your job due to COVID-19, there is some help on the way. FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved Arkansas for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow Arkansas to provide $300 per week and that's on top of their regular unemployment benefit -- to those unemployed due to COVID-19.