State Public Policy Resources on COVID-19
Submitted by Tiffany Gourley Carter on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 2:54pm
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This page presents COVID-19 resources relating to state-level public policies. The first section includes nonprofit-specific materials from state officials. The second section provides useful resources on what states are doing in response to COVID-19.
Nonprofit-Specific
Government-Nonprofit Grants/Contracts
- NYC: The Economic Impact of NYC’s Nonprofit Sector with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer (50:54), Nonprofit New York, Oct. 6, 2020
- NY: Nonprofits Should Not Be Punished for Receiving a PPP Loan, New York Council of Nonprofits , June 5, 2020
- NYC: 2019 Calendar Year Not-For-Profit Prompt Contracting Annual Report, Office of the New York State Comptroller, May 2020
- NYC: Statement from New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Budgetary Decisions Impacting Nonprofit Organizations, Apr. 22, 2020
- NYC: Letter to New York City Council, Coalition of NYC Human Service Nonprofits, Apr. 22, 2020
- NYC: Letter to Nonprofit Discretionary Providers, New York City Council, Apr. 21, 2020
- NYC: Letter from NYC Comptroller Stringent Deputy Mayor Fuleihan, New York City, Apr. 2020
- NYC: Streamlining Reporting and Due Dates, New York City, Mar. 20, 2020
- NYC: Commitments to Fund, Designating Human Service Providers as Essential, New York City, Mar. 18, 2020
Joint Actions by Elected Officials with State Associations
Unemployment Insurance Resources
- Unemployment Insurance, National Council of Nonprofits
- 2020 Nonprofit Employment Report, Johns Hopkins University, June 16, 2020
- Don’t Let Senseless Unemployment Policies Sink Nonprofits—Act Now!, Nonprofit Quarterly, May 8, 2020
- DOL Issues Breathtakingly Cruel Guidance Inflicting Billions in Immediate Costs onto Charitable Organizations Struggling to Serve Their Communities, National Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 28, 2020
- Problematic DOL Guidance on Nonprofit Unemployment . . . and How to Fix It, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, Apr. 28, 2020
- Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 18-20, U.S. Department of Labor, Apr. 27, 2020
- Self-Insured Nonprofits and Unemployment Insurance, blog post, David Heinen, National Council of Nonprofits, Mar. 23, 2020
- Unemployment Insurance Information and Updates, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- UI State by State Trust Fund Balances Comparison Chart, North Carolina Legislature (from North Carolina Center for Nonprofits), Mar. 2, 2020
What States Are Doing
Funding
- State and Local Funds | American Rescue Plan Funds, National Council of Nonprofits
- State and Local Funds | Coronavirus Relief Funds, National Council of Nonprofits
- State and Local Funds | Other Publicly or Privately Funded Grants, National Council of Nonprofits
Additional Funding Resources
- COVID-19 Spending, USASpending.gov
- County Small Business Relief & Stabilization Funds, National Association of Counties
- State Fiscal Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19), National Conference of State Legislatures; lists state funding measures related to COVID-19
- Tracking State Legislative Responses to COVID-19, Tax Foundation; describes state budgets and rainy day funds
- Federal Relief Packages for COVID-19, Kamehameha Schools; describes appropriation measures in COVID-19 packages; provides a breakdown of federal funds, by program, administrating department and agency, amount, eligibility, description, link, receiving state agency, and topic.
- Community Foundations Nationwide Launch Coronavirus Relief Efforts, Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative; provides a state by state breakdown of community foundation funding
State Legislatures
- Legislative Sessions and the Coronavirus, National Conference of State Legislatures; provides the status of legislative sessions
- State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19), National Conference of State Legislatures; provides legislative actions in response to coronavirus
- State by State COVID Legislation, LexisNexis; provides state by state list of legislative actions in response to coronavirus
- State and Local COVID-19 Response Information, Multistate; provides the status of state emergency declarations, legislative sessions, and travel restrictions
State COVID-19 Taskforces, Committees
- HI: House Speaker Names Business Leaders to Coronavirus Committee, Civil Beat, Mar. 9, 2020, including the Hawai`i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations.
- ME: Governor Mills Convenes Expert Committee to Advise on State’s Economic Recovery, including the Maine Association of Nonprofits
- MT: Governor Bullock Announces Task Force, Apr. 17, 2020, including the Montana Nonprofit Association.
- NH: Governor Sununu Announces GOFERR Stakeholder Advisory Board, First Meeting Scheduled, Apr. 15, 2020, which added the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits after announcement.
- NYC: Leaders and Experts in Employment & Workforce Training Form "NY Workforce Recovery Strategy Group", New York City Employment and Training Coalition, Apr. 21, 2020, including Nonprofit New York.
- TN: ERG Nonprofit Subcommittee Safeguarding Recommendations, Tennessee Committee on Economic Recovery, Apr. 23, 2020, including Momentum Nonprofit Partners
- States in Action: COVID-19 Response Interactive Map, Association of State and Territorial Public Health Officials (ASTHO); lists state and territory COVID-19 websites and hotline numbers
- Our Response Efforts Around COVID-19, National Association of County and City Health Officials; provides updates on health official activities.
Contact Information for State & Local Officials
- State and Local COVID-19 Response Information, Multistate; lists key state contact information
State Association Coronavirus Policy Resource Pages
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
State Association Letters to Elected Officials
State Community Sign-On Letters to Congress
- Delaware, Apr. 20, 2020
- Florida, Apr. 20, 2020
- Kentucky, Apr. 20, 2020
- Maine, Apr. 16, 2020
- Maine, May 11, 2020
- Michigan, Apr. 16, 2020
- Maryland, Apr. 17, 2020
- Minnesota, May 10, 2020
- Montana, Apr. 17, 2020
- Nebraska, Apr. 20, 2020
- New Jersey, Apr. 16, 2020
- New Mexico, Apr. 20, 2020
- New York, Apr. 20, 2020
- North Carolina, Apr. 16, 2020
- Oklahoma, Apr. 21, 2020
- Oregon, Apr. 16, 2020
- Pennsylvania, Apr. 10, 2020
- Virginia, May 8, 2020
Other
- HI: Resources for Non-Profits, Sen. Brian Schatz
- COVID-19 State Regulatory Tracker, Steptoe, provides chart of regulatory actions for emergency declaration, shelter-in-place, large gatherings, restaurants, other facilities, schools, elections, and insurance.
- COVID-19 Resources for State Leaders: Executive Orders, The Council of State Governments, state by state breakdown of executive orders.
- The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CARES Act, Title V): Background and State and Local Allocations, Congressional Research Service, Apr. 14, 2020
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