Community is at the heart of everything we do. As COVID-19 begins to have an increasingly significant impact on communities across the country, we are compiling existing resources, opportunities, and community response examples to help our businesses during this crisis.

CARES Act

Funding Programs

Unemployment Benefits
 

Iowa Business Recovery Assistance from Iowa Economic Development Authority
Financial Assistance  |  Iowa Impact  |  Financial Guidance  |  Business Guidance  |  Health Recommendations  |  Connectivity Resources

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Additional information
A retail store that the Governor closed under her March 26 proclamation must have their establishment closed to the public. However, these stores can still sell to the public online or by telephone with delivery or curbside pickup of their goods without opening their store. Here's an article about some options for restaurants/bars

Dealing with the Coronavirus – 12 IDEAS THAT CAN HELP SOFTEN RURAL TOURISM AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS LOSSES by the Destination Development Association. https://www.destinationdevelopment.org/cpages/home

 
HELPFUL LINKS FROM MAIN STREET IOWA

• Action Coach, Andy O’Brien, who has worked with Main Street Iowa has a free video recording, PLAN, DON’T Panic video
• CARES Act
• CARES Act:  The Small Business Owner's Guide/U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
• CARES Act Webinar:  Learn More About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act & Cares Act Webinar – Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 2:30-4pm Register Here
• Delta Dental Grants to Support Dentists and Non-Profits Two Relief Programs
• Department of Labor:  Guidance
• Department of Labor:  Q & A
• National Federation of Independent Business COVID Resources:  NFIB Resources
• National Federation of Independent Business COVID Small Business FAQs:  Questions & Answers
• The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center:  COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources

• For information ranging from Updated Rules and Regulations for Bars & Restaurants from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division to the latest news and information from the Office of the Governor of Iowa go to Iowa Economic Development Authority
• For those of you who were unable to listen to the March 18 Coronavirus and the Independent Retailer Podcast open WhizBang!  You will find many videos on this site. 
• Iowa Economic Development Authority has a page dedicated to COVID-19: Iowa Business Recovery Assistance
• Isolation Guidance for Iowans

• Video Conferencing Options
• Coronavirus Impacting Your Nonprofit?  Here's What to Do
• Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Service
• SCORE How Small Businesses Can Prepare for the Coronavirus
• Stop Germs Poster
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Combating the Coronavirus
• March 17, 2020 Announcement from Governor Reynolds
• Unemployment…Workforce Development
• File a Claim for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Online
• Grow with Google Helpful Site for Small Businesses
• Iowa Utilities Board Emergency Extension
• Helpful tips for businesses…open WhizBang! Retail Training
• Small business resources available through the America's SBDC Iowa and US Small Business Administration
• Main Street America Guidance for your Community
• Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
• World Health Organization
• 211 Iowa
• CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Iowa Department of Public Health
• How to navigate your commercial lease in a crisis