COVID-19 Resources

From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic Creative Washtenaw collected and posted legislation, business and financial information important to artists, creative workers, organizations and businesses.  At first it was as they say, like drinking from a fire hose. Now more than a year later information is more readily available from many of the sources listed below. 

You may access archives of the March 2020 - May 2021 posts here: 

• COVID-19 Federal Legislation + 411 for Workers & Businesses
• COVID-19 Michigan Legislation + 411 for Workers & Businesses

Special Reports: 

• U.S. Census Bureau - Nonemployer Statistics and County Business Patterns Data Tell the Full Story
• Treasury Issues Final Rule for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program to Support the Ongoing COVID Response
• Strengthening State and Local Economies in Partnership with Nonprofits: Principles, Recommendations, and Models for Investing Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds
• Full Report, Executive Summary Report Components - suitable for sharing in communications with policymakers and nonprofits
• Authorized Recipients and Uses of The ARPA Coronavirus State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
• Guiding Principles for Identifying High-Impact Programs To Fund
• Recommendations For Designing Programs with Integrity 
• Successful Models of Nonprofit Relief From Around The Country
• National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness & Emergency Response
• ARPA Federal Allocations Per State

Federal

• Internal Revenue Service
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit 
  • Tax filing
  • Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - American Rescue Plan
    • Interim Final Rule, effective May 17, 2021
    • Fact Sheet

• Economy/Wages
  • Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE)
  • Use the Fee Calculator and then begin an application here. 
  • Living Wage Calculator - estimates the cost of living in your community or region based on typical expenses.

• The White House
  • The American Families Plan
• National Council of Nonprofits
  • Nonprofit Provisions in COVID Relief Legislation

State of Michigan

• New! Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Refunds - Governor Whitmer's call to return surplus funds to Michigan policyholders and will begin the process of refunding $400 per vehicle to Michigan drivers
• Auto Insurance Refund Request from Governor
•  EGLE - MI Clean Water Plan
•  Michigan LEO Support for Small Business 
• Michigan LEO Back to Work Employer Resources
• COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA)
• Michigan Reconnect
• Going Pro - Professional Trades Careers
• Michigan's Sixty by 30 Alliance
• The Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
  • Michigan Receives $1.4 billion in federal child care funding
• The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)
  • Futures for Frontliners program
• Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

  • (MDHHS) Epidemic Orders.

  • Restaurant Meal Program
  • State of Michigan Food and Rental Assistance

    • MIOSHA workplace safety guidance and MIOSHA Emergency Orders.

    • Michigan’s Work Share program

    • Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

• The Federal Communications Commission
  • Emergency Broadband Benefit

• State and Local Funds | American Rescue Plan Funds, National Council of Nonprofits (continually updated)
• ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations, National Conference of State Legislatures, July 30, 2021 (updated regularly)

Washtenaw County

• Washtenaw County Health Department
  • Washtenaw Health Plan
  • Guidance for businesses and organizations
• Michigan Works! Southeast
  • Book an In-Person Appointment

• Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

• Ann Arbor Spark Microloan Programs

• Washtenaw United Way - Food and Essential Services