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COVID-19 Business, Government and Public Health Resources

We invite members to share state specific COVID-19 information about government benefit programs or business funding resources with the ASMP community, please log in and go to COVID-19 Forum in the ASMP Forums to post updates for your state.

ASMP Strictly Business

If you need to update or revise contracts or licensing agreements or need additional information on estimates, log in and go to the ASMP member-only business resources below:

Contracts for additional information about licensing agreements, model releases, etc.

ASMP Paperwork Share to research estimating techniques and learn from their peers by reviewing historic estimates from a variety of regions and specialties.

Business

Banking

06.02.20 BestAccountingSoftware.com “States’ Small Business Support Amid the Coronavirus”

04.27.20: Bankrate “Everything You Need to Know About Mortgage Forebearance”

04.01.20: American Bankers Association “The Industry Responds to the Coronavirus,” a list of banks and what they are doing to respond

03.12.20: Forbes Magazine post List of banks offering relief to customers affected by coronavirus

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Small Business Information Coronavirus Small Business Guide with information to navigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus Emergency Loans: Small Business Guide and Checklist

COVID-19 State and Local Tracker. Multistate Dashboard tracking the activities of state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government

U.S. Small Business Administration

Funding Programs: Coronavirus Relief Options

U.S. Dept. of the Treasury

Assistance for Small Businesses

U.S. Dept. of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Fraud Alert

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Disaster Recovery and Your Money: A To Do List

Consumer Protection Topics

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services Response to COVID-19

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Coronavirus Scams: What is the FTC Doing?

U.S. Copyright Office

The US Copyright Office has issued a USCO Pandemic Plan. The Copyright Office is engaged in planning and taking action to ensure that mission-critical functions continue during a pandemic period. See USCO Pandemic Plan for complete details.

04.02.20: Registration of Claims With Physical Deposit Copies During Temporary Building Closure

04.01.20: USCO Operations Update During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Guidance for Preparing the Workplace for COVID-19

U.S. Internal Revenue Service: Coronavirus Tax Relief

03.18.20: IRS has extended 2019 tax filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020 without penalty or interest. For more tax related information go to irs.gov.

U.S.Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Coronavirus Resources

Addressing Tenant Concerns During the COVID-19 National Emergency

CARES Act Mortgage Forebarance Fact Sheet

Public Health

As ASMP is not a health services organization, we encourage you to direct medical and health questions to specific federal and local agencies charged with public health advisories listed below.

U.S. Government Official COVID-19 Site

https://www.coronavirus.gov/

Center for Disease Control (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov

05.04.20: The White House/CDC: Guidelines for Opening Up America Again

05.01.20: CDC “Guidance for the Opening Up of America Framework”

World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int

State and Territorial Health Departments
https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/healthdepartments.html

Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracker
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

GovPredict: Governor Executive Orders by State in Response to COVID-19

Search by state, orders for each listed by date -earliest to latest

Everyday Projects: COVID-19 Guide for Visual Journalists

04.16.20: COVID-19 Training for Visual Journalists