ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — More help is on the way for people in New York state who collect unemployment.

FEMA has approved a grant allowing the state to put an extra $300 into checks for those unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MORE | New York state will apply for FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance program

It’s a part of the Lost Wages Assistance Program created to help those who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

To see a list of states previously approved for lost wages assistance, click here.

To learn more about FEMA’s lost wages supplemental payment assistance, click here.

FEMA Announces Lost Wages Grant for New York

“FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved New York for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow New York to provide $300 per week — on top of their regular unemployment benefit — to those unemployed due to COVID-19. FEMA will work with New York  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to implement a system to make this funding available to New York residents.

On Aug. 8, 2020, President Trump made available up to $44 billion from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Americans who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the state of New York agreed to administer a lost wages program for its citizens who are unemployed due to COVID-19.

FEMA looks forward to working with the governors of additional states who agree to administer a lost wages program to bring financial relief to unemployed Americans.”