COVID-19 Resources
EDA is helping the country build back better from the pandemic through our CARES Act and ARPA programs. Below are resources to help local economies, communities and regions recover from the coronavirus pandemic including, grant information, frequently asked questions, webinars and more.
American Rescue Plan (ARPA)
Under the American Rescue Plan, EDA was allocated $3 billion in supplemental funding to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks.
View EDA's American Rescue Plan Programs
EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance
EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance, which is being administered under the authority of the bureau’s flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) (PDF) program, provides a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the pandemic.
Other Federal Resources
- coronavirus.gov
- Department of Commerce COVID-19 Information Hub
- COVID-19 guidance & resources
- The Small Business Association’s (SBA) Coronavirus Assistance for small businesses
- CDC COVID-19 Information
- USA.gov COVID-19 Information
- Census COVID-19 Demographic and Economic Resources
- Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program
- Department of Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
- Department of Labor Coronavirus Resources
- Argonne National Laboratory COVID-19 Resources and economic impact indices
- FEMA Recovery & Economic Support
- To find resources by issue, please see the Economic Recovery Resource Roadmap (PDF);
- FEMA’s Local Government Solutions Guides for COVID-19, Alternative Public Solutions (PDF);
- Adaptive design (PDF); and
- Grants Management Capacity (PDF)
- NTIA’s Broadband grants and interactive Broadband availability map
- The National Association of Development Organization’s COVID Resources
- The National Association of Regional Councils COVID resources
- The International City/County Management Association COVID resources and topical webinars
- The National Governors Association COVID information
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy