COVID-19 Resource Center

为了应对目前冠状病毒(COVID-19)在全球特别是在美国的传播，湾县及其内的市政当局宣布进入“紧急状态”.  For the latest national health advisories and notices, please 点击这里.  For the latest State of Florida advisories, please 点击这里. For the latest Bay County Health Department advisories, please 点击这里.  

To assist our local companies, 湾区经济发展联盟(湾区经济发展联盟)正在整理资源，帮助我们的企业和员工应对瞬息万变的形势. 这种情况的独特之处在于，它影响到每个人的日常生活，并导致几乎所有公司对其运营做出意想不到的改变. On this COVID-19 Resource Center, you will find information on federal, 状态, private financial resources to help our companies’ weather this ‘storm’. You will also find additional information to assist employees if their employment has been impacted. 我们还纳入了具体的人口统计信息，以帮助我们的公司和社区领导人在我们共同努力阻止COVID-19传播的同时做出明智的决定. As this situation evolves, 本页将更新，以提供有关资源的新信息，这些信息将可用来协助您的操作和员工. 

菠菜稳台子 and General Information

4月29日^th, 德桑蒂斯州长宣布了佛罗里达州进入2019冠状病毒病紧急恢复第一阶段的计划. 的 plan is to take effect on Monday, May 4^th 在12:01 a.m. and will last until a subsequent order is made. 以下是附加的第一阶段信息以及十大菠菜台子订单可能出现的一般问题列表.

Phase 1: General Questions

CareerSource Gulf Coast

在此期间, our workforce partner, CareerSource Gulf Coast正在为受冠状病毒影响的员工和雇主管理所有与菠菜稳台子相关的COVID-19应对措施. To support your impacted workforce CareerSource GC has put together the following resources. 的 information can be 访问这里. CareerSource每天都会更新几次有关菠菜稳台子资源的新信息.

If you or someone you know is needing to apply for reemployment assistance, CareerSource Gulf Coast now has paper applications available. Please see the image for additional details.

To assist businesses and employees, 在周五, 3月20日, 联邦政府宣布联邦税务申报截止日期从4月15日延长至7月15日. This will allow all taxpayers the additional time to complete filings and make payments, 如果需要, without penalties or interest.  Additional information on this will be forthcoming. An initial news report can be 在这里找到. 

Is your Business Reopening or Workplace Coming Back to the Office?

如果您的企业正处于重新启动运营的计划阶段，或者正在寻求建议，以确保您在COVID-19之后拥有一个安全的工作场所? Our partners at Hand Arendall Harrison Sale and the U.S. CDC have compiled information to assist companies with just that. See below for further information.

HAND ARENDALL HARRISION SALE INFORMATION

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INFORMATION

Business Damage Assessment

另外, the State of Florida has requested all companies completed the Business Damage Assessment. This assessment can be accessed by clicking the header above or the photo below. Once enough information has been compiled, 可以开发新的项目和资源来帮助我们的公司度过这段不确定的时期. 

CARES Act Information

Our Bay EDA Investor, Hand Arendall Harrison Sale对3月27日成为法律的《十大菠菜台子》(Federal CARES Act)进行了全面总结^th. 3月27日, 2020, 《菠菜稳台子》成为法律，提供了前所未有的2万亿美元援助和刺激资金，以应对COVID-19紧急情况对国家的威胁.  此外,你.S. Senator Rick Scott has compiled a summary and frequently asked questions regarding the CARE Act. Senator Scott's team is also offering assistance if you have any further questions. To see the summary and the frequently asked question please follow the link below. 

 U.S. Senator Rick Scott's CARES Act Information

的 Act itself is some 880 pages with many programs addressed. 本警报中讨论的项目是企业和个人最感兴趣的项目. 联邦政府的项目和部门有几十个额外的拨款, the branches of the military, 法院, 立法机关, 以及弗吉尼亚州似乎旨在支持受COVID-19爆发影响的政府运作, which are not discussed below. As always, we encourage you to reach out to one of their lawyers if you would like to learn more. If interested, we can put you in contact with their local representatives. We have extracted some of the exerts, however if you would like to full summary please see below. 

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4月24日，美国总统巴拉克.S. Federal Government passed additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Loan Program. In total, Congress approved an additional $320B for the PPP loan program.

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State and Federal Financial Resources

To help our local companies and their employees, 州政府和联邦政府正在开展新的项目，帮助公司获得资金. 这些计划旨在使公司能够在这一中断期间履行财务义务并支付日常费用. 有关这些计划的更多信息如下，可通过访问各自的网站访问.

佛罗里达州小企业紧急过桥贷款计划目前向佛罗里达州所有县的小企业主提供，这些县因COVID-19遭受了经济损失.

 的 Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program has been activated by the Governor to provide short-term, interest-free loans to businesses impacted by COVID-19. 由佛罗里达经济机会部(DEO)与佛罗里达SBDC网络和佛罗里达第一资本金融公司(FFCFC)合作管理。, the bridge loan program is a short-term, 无息贷款计划旨在帮助企业弥补发生损失的时间和企业获得其他财务资源之间的差距, including payment of insurance claims or longer-term U.S. Small Business Administration loans.

 More Information can be 在这里找到

位于西佛罗里达大学(UWF)的佛罗里达州小企业发展中心(SBDC)今天启动了佛罗里达州西北部小企业2019冠状病毒病恢复资助计划，以帮助受持续的2019冠状病毒病大流行影响的社区企业. 的 grant program was made possible by an initial contribution of $250,000 from Gulf Power through its economic development fund. 

的 grant program will provide up to $5,以帮助抵消小型企业目前因COVID-19大流行可能遭受的损失. Grant applications will be accepted April 8-15, 2020, and are available for download at www.sbdc.uwf.edu. Eligibility requirements include:

• A for-profit, privately held 小型企业 established on, or before January 1, 2019.
• Must maintain a place of business, including a physical location, within eligible Northwest Florida counties.
o Eligible Northwest Florida counties include: Escambia, 圣罗莎, 比较高, 沃尔顿, 福尔摩斯, 杰克逊, 华盛顿, 卡尔豪, 和湾.
• Must have 2 to 10 employees.
•必须证明由于与COVID-19相关的业务收入损失导致销售收入减少25%或更多.

For more information about the program or assistance with completing the grant application, contact the Florida SBDC at UWF at 850-586-7802 or ahaider@uwf.edu.

小企业管理局正在向佛罗里达州受COVID-19影响的公司开放经济灾难贷款资格. If you have suffered a substantial economic injury, you may be eligible for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). Eligible entities include, 小型企业, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations.

Loan Amounts and Use实质性经济损害是指企业不能履行其义务，不能支付日常和必要的经营费用. eidl提供必要的营运资金，帮助小企业在灾后恢复正常运营之前生存下来. 小企业管理局可以提供高达200万美元的资金，以帮助履行在灾难没有发生的情况下本可以履行的财务义务和运营费用. Your loan amount will be based on your actual economic injury and your company's financial needs, regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.

More Information can be 在这里找到

Bay County Community Information

为了帮助我们的公司和社区领导人就COVID-19应对和资源做出明智的决定，以下是ESRI的海湾县社区影响规划报告. 该概况概述了与知情决策相关的人口和关键医疗保健指标.