(WASHINGTON) — The federal government program used for the last two winters to send free COVID tests to Americans’ homes will get up-and-running once again in the coming days, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday. Becerra made the announcement at a CVS drugstore...
Association of COVID-19 Relief Program Participation With Race and Ethnicity– and Nativity-Based Disparities in Household Food Insecurity and Being Behind on Rent View LargeDownload Supplement 1. Data Sharing Statement 1. Gundersen C, Ziliak JP. Food insecurity and health outcomes. ...
A woman walks past a restaurant closed due to COVID-19, in Vancouver, on May 6, 2020. When the federal government announced a new measure aimed at reducing rent for small businesses by three quarters, it sparked hope of survival among restaurateurs. However, without buy-in from la...
Federal Reserve Lending Programs to Support U.S. Economy During COVID-19 Pandemic Background The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) became law on March 27, 2020. The economic stimulus package in the CARES Act includes federal funding for business stimulus across three...
Under the act, the SBA received$350 billionin funding to adjust existing loan programs and create a new loan program to assist small businesses across the nation who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. The marijuana industry is ineligible to receive any emergency reli...
An Oakland man and five others have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program out of millions, according to federal prosecutors. Frank Mosley, 58, of Oakland, and his brother Reginald Mosley, 60, from Sacramento pleaded guilty to one count of ...
The wage subsidy is about three weeks away, Bagnell estimated, attributing this lengthy time period due to the large scale of the program. He said this is a $71-billion subsidy. Rules are still being ironed out for the subsidy. Bagnell said all the information regarding COVID relief program...
Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government. The new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy replaces an earlier rent-support progr...
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) was an emergency program established by the CARES Act to increase unemployment benefits for Americans who were out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under FPUC, eligible people who collected certain unemployment insurance benefits, including reg...
Mayor Duggan says the program will kick off phase one with helping Detroiters get new roofs - fulfilling one of the most often heard requests. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit is using federal COVID-19 relief dollars to help longtime residents stay in the city. "We are here to talk a...