Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for the Federal Community in Oregon & SW Washington

Reconstitution Planning Resources for Federal Agencies in Oregon & SW Washington

Re-openings/Closures/Schedule Adjustments:

Policy & HR Guidance

Mitigation/Prevention Best Practices

Helpful Resources - Federal, State, & Local Programs

COVID-19 Overview & Analytic Tools

Declarations:

Pandemic COOP & TTX Resources

International/Travel Resources:

Federal Legislation

  • H.R.266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act- 

    Division A would increase the subsidy appropriation for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by $321 billion in 2020. The legislation would require the SBA to use at least $60 billion of the PPP subsidy to guarantee loans made by smaller depository institutions, credit unions, and community financial institutions. It also would increase the authorization for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) by $10 billion; that authorization is not shown in this table because funding for EIDLs is part of the appropriations provided in division B and is shown in Table 2. Estimates are relative to CBO’s March 2020 baseline; enactment is assumed in April 2020.

    Division B would provide $75 billion in supplemental appropriations to reimburse health care providers for expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to the novel coronavirus. It also would provide $25 billion to develop, purchase, administer, process, and analyze tests for COVID-19 (the disease caused by the coronavirus). In addition, it would provide $62 billion for salaries and expenses and for loan programs of the Small Business Administration. That amount includes $10 billion for economic injury disaster loans as authorized by division A; that funding is considered a change to a mandatory program.

    The legislation would designate those amounts as emergency requirements in accordance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; the limits on discretionary budget authority established by the Budget Control Act of 2011, as amended, would be adjusted to accommodate that funding.

    Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates are relative to CBO’s March 2020 baseline; enactment is assumed in April 2020.

  • H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 — (March 4, 2020). Provided $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak related to developing a vaccine, medical supplies, grants for public health agencies, small business loans, and assistance for health systems in other countries. Allowed for temporarily waiving Medicare restrictions and requirements regarding telehealth services.

Sector Specific Information:

Information for Businesses:

Assistance for Small Businesses

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): The Paycheck Protection Program is providing small businesses with the resources they need to maintain their payroll, hire back employees who may have been laid off, and cover applicable overhead. On June 6, the President signed legislation providing more flexibility and relief for small businesses including extending the covered period for loan forgiveness from 8 weeks after the date of loan disbursement to 24 weeks and lowering the requirements that 75% of a borrower’s loan proceeds must be used for payroll costs to 60%.

  • State-by-State Data can be found here.

Program Overview

For Borrowers

For Lenders

    • Lender Assistance Hotline: (833) 572-0502

Program Rules

 

For more information and updates, visit Treasury.gov/CARES and SBA.gov/PayCheckProtection.

 

Economic Injury Disaster Loans & Advance Program: SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program has reopened its portal to all eligible small businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. The reopened portal can be found here.

  • Deadline for Support: Small businesses must apply by December 31, 2020.

  • Loan Program: The Loan Program offers long-term, low interest assistance for a small business or non-profit. State-by-State data can be found here.

  • Advance Program: The Advance Program will provide up to $10,000 ($1,000 per employee) of emergency economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing temporary difficulties, and these emergency grants do not have to be repaid. State-by-State data can be found here.

Assistance for American Workers and Families

American Workforce Policy Advisory Board – Call to Action: The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board has released a call-to-action to help the millions of workers who need assistance now, and build the resilient and agile workforce of the future powered by skilled American workers. Specific actions:

  • Expedite American workers’ return to employment and upward mobility by investing in career pathways and implementing skills-based hiring practices.

  • Remove obstacles to the modernization of American education and training to accelerate reskilling and facilitate innovation in workforce development.

  • Build the technological infrastructure necessary for the future of work.

 

Find Something New: FindSomethingNew.org can help workers of all ages and backgrounds identify the right path for their career goals by recommending multiple educational pathways, providing aptitude testing, offering a directory of critical resources for child care, food assistance, internet access and more. Educational pathways featured include online learning, professional certification programs, associate’s degrees, and vocational, technical and trades education.

 

Economic Impact Payments: The CARES Act provides for Economic Impact Payments to American households of up to $1,200 per adult for individuals whose income was less than $99,000 ( or $198,000 for joint filers) and $500 per child under 17 years old – or up to $3,400 for a family of four. More information can be found here.

 

Preserving Jobs for American Industry: The CARES Act offers meaningful financial support to American businesses and job creators so they can better support employees and be prepared to get back to business as soon as possible. More information can be found here.

 

Supporting Child Care: The CARES Act provided an additional $3.5 billion to the Child Care and Development Block Grant to support families with child care options during this public health crisis. Additional information and State-level information can be found here.

 

Dislocated Worker Grants: The U.S. Department of Labor is providing Dislocated Worker Grants to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. State-by-State data and additional details can be found here.

 

Assistance for Communities

CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grants: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grants to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. These grants are being administered under the authority of the bureau’s flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, which provides a wide-range of financial assistance to eligible communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. For complete information, please visit the recently updated EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance page.

 

Opportunity Zones: Opportunity Zones were created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 22, 2017, to stimulate economic development and job creation, by incentivizing long- term investments in low-income neighborhoods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump directed the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to focus on underserved communities impacted by the virus. For more information, visit opportunityzones.gov.

 

How to Help

If you or your organization are interested in helping the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, FEMA has established a website (www.fema.gov/coronavirus/how-to-help) with more information. Examples for the private sector include:

Donate Supplies and Equipment

  • If you represent a business that would like to donate medical supplies, equipment or pharmaceuticals, please provide details on what you would like to give. This form is for donations only.

Sell Supplies and Equipment

  • If you are interested in doing business with FEMA with your company’s non-medical goods and/or services, submit your inquiry to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Procurement Action Innovative Response Team (PAIR) team at DHSIndustryLiaison@hq.dhs.gov.

  • The federal government is purchasing medical supplies or equipment under the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Request for information (RFI). Visit the DLA website for more information.

Developing Medical Countermeasures

  • If you would like to meet with a federal agency regarding a vaccine, diagnostic, therapeutic or other medical device that you are developing for SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, please go to medicalcountermeasures.gov.

Other Forms of Help

  • If you or someone you know represent a hospital or healthcare provider in need of medical supplies, please contact your state, local, tribal or territory department of public health and/or emergency management agency.

  • If you represent a private sector business and wish to learn more about getting involved in a way that is not listed here, please e-mail nbeoc@max.gov or visit our National Business Emergency Operations Center page.

For additional information, please visit FEMA’s website: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/.

 

 

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