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COVID-19 Resources
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COVID-19 Resources
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COVID Testing PSA
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The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with a coalition of local organizations and municipalities to help Champaign County businesses as we all progress through the phases of the Restore Illinois plan.
Together, we have developed a Re-opening Toolkit that compiles best practices from a variety of industries, government organizations and resource centers. The practices featured follow the State of Illinois’ Restore Illinois plan. These practices highlight communication strategies for various types of businesses and provide details on how to prepare workspaces, cleaning and disinfecting procedures, PPE tutorials, and general information on COVID-19. This information will assist industries ranging from agriculture to childcare to manufacturing and hospitality – all with specific guidelines on employee and customer protection, sanitation standards, social distancing, and much more.
An accompanying website Champaign County Safe has also been launched and will serve as an information and resource hub regarding COVID-19 rules, PPE resources, guidelines and best practices.
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Application Links to Disaster Related Funding
STATE
Rebuild Distressed Communities Program:
- Applications open through February 5, 2021.
- Will reimburse the cost of repairs for structural damages, electrical systems and restoring exterior work as a result of damage due to civil unrest on or after May 25, 2020.
- Specific eligibility requirements apply. Priority will be granted to small, underinsured or uninsured businesses that have high community impact. Prioritizes the use of BEP-certified contractors including minority and women-owned businesses.
Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program- Multi-part application detailed here.
- Small businesses in some communities (some, included Champaign and Urbana, are excluded due to program guidelines may be eligible for a sixty-day grant of working capital up to $25,000. A business must have 50 employees or less.
Illinois Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program
- Applications open now for financial institutions.
- The Illinois Treasurer’s office is partnering with approved financial institutions to provide loans to businesses that would otherwise not qualify. State funds are deposited to financial institutions for a one-year term. These funds provide loans to small businesses to provide working capital to bridge this season.
FEDERAL
Economic Injury Disaster Loans
- Applications open now.
- This SBA programs provides small businesses with working capital up to $2 million.
- The Employee Retention Credit is a fully refundable tax credit for some employers that is equal to 50 percent of qualified wages up to $10,000. The credit is available to businesses who have not received a Paycheck Protection Loan, have had operations partially or fully suspended and experienced a decline in gross receipts by more than 50 percent.
- Other criteria and regulations apply.
- Credit is taken against the employer's share of social security tax, but excess is refundable under normal procedures.
- Loans with 1 percent interest rate to help fund payroll costs, including benefits, and may also be used to pay for mortgage interest, rent, utilities, worker protection costs, uninsured property damage costs by civil unrest in 2020, certain supplier costs and expenses for operations.
- First draw and second draw loans available. Application deadline: March 31, 2021.
- Loans may be forgiven if certain criteria are met.
Rural Relief Small Business Grant
- Offered by LISC
- Eligible businesses in communities with a population of 50,000 or less may be able to receive a grant to help offset the impacts of COVID-19
- Non-profit organizations are ineligible to apply
- Priority will be given especially to entrepreneurs of color, women- and veteran-owned businesses and other enterprises in historically under-served places who don’t have access to flexible, affordable capital
- Applications are due February 2, 2021 at 11:59pm EST
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PPE Suppliers
All resources are subject to varying quantities and availability.
Local Resources:
- Agile Supply Company- masks, thermometers, disinfectants, cleaning supplies, other
- Aramark - gowns, reusable masks, other
- Baran Marketing - hand sanitizer, bandanas, disposable & custom masks, disposable gloves, gowns
- Illini Plastics- sneeze guards, plastic barriers
- KEC Design - thermometers, hand sanitizer, reusable face masks, other
- Rogards - hand sanitizer, wipes, gloves, sneeze guards, disposable masks, other
- Staples - sneeze guards, masks, other
State Resources:
- Black Band Distillery- hand sanitizer
- Crown Packaging Corp.- disinfectant, sanitizer, gloves, masks, shields, thermometers, other
- DP Supply Inc. – cleaning supplies, sanitizers, gloves, other
- Illinois Manufacturer’s Association PPE Sourcing Center - list of PPE resources
- John Boos- sanitizer station, sanitizer stand
- Lorenz Supply Co. – cleaning supplies, sanitizers, other
- Sani-Kure- hand sanitizer
Nationwide:
- Family Face Mask & PPE- masks, other
- Global Industrial- masks, thermometers, other
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Business Resources
Unemployment & Leave
Leave and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Program provisions ended December 31, 2020
Unemployment
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
Small Businesses
- Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives - Crisis Management
- Chamber's Business Advisors' Council (BAC)
- Department of Homeland Security - Business Continuity Plan
- SBA
- SBDC
Large Businesses / Manufacturers
- CliftonLarsonAllen - Webinar: Organizational Management in Times of Uncertainty
- IMEC
- Illinois Manufacturers Association
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Restaurants
- CDC Cleaning Recommendations
- Illinois Liquor Control Commission
- National Restaurant Association
- ServSafe - Free food safety and career development training and resources
General Employer Information
Local
National- Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives - Crisis Management
- CDC Cleaning Recommendations
- Department of Homeland Security - Business Continuity Plan
- POSITIONED: COVID-19 Communications
- United States Government
- US Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Information
Local
- 211
- Elliott Counseling Group
- Illinois Department of Revenue
- State of Illinois - Unemployment Insurance Benefit
National- USBG National Charity Foundation
- U.S. Department of Labor
- FMLA - If you are out sick or taking care of a ill family member you may be covered under FMLA
- Program provisions ended December 31, 2020
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Health
National:
- CDC
- Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Map
- U.S. Department of State - Travel Information
- WHO
State:- Illinois Department of Public Health
- State of Illinois - Map of Positive Cases
- Testing Sites
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Family / Education
National:
- BrainPOP
- Children's Literacy Center - Kid's Learning Room Resources
- Creditcards.com - Teaching Financial Literacy to Children & Teens
- Drawing Lessons via Author Mo Willems
- Have Fun Teaching - Free courses for preschool - fourth grade
- iCivics - Free educational resources for teaching kids about civics and government
- PBS - programming schedule
- PBS - How to Talk to Your Kids About COVID-19
- Scholastic - Learn from Home
- Today - How to Homeschool
- U.S.Chamber of Commerce Foundation - COVID-19 Impact on Childcare
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Labor - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - Protecting Children is a Responsibility we all Share
Local:
- 211
- Elliott Counseling Group
- Chambana Moms - 300+ Resources for Learning at Home
- Champaign-Urbana Public Health District - Germ Busters program for kids
- Champaign Unit 4 School District
- Eastern Illinois Foodbank
- Girl Scouts of Central IL - Sparkle & Shine Girl Scout Home Edition
- Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development - Emergency Childcare for Communities and Providers
- Orpheum Children's Science Museum - At home activities for children posted daily
- Rantoul City Schools
- Urbana School District #116
- United Way of Champaign County
- WILL TV - At Home Learning
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COVID-19 Business Related Articles
Local:
- AdAge - Ignore Short-Term Panic to Recession-Proof Your Brand
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Commerce Bank - Protecting yourself from corona virus scams
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Consolidated Communications - Company Preparedness & Response
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Creditcards.com - Teaching Financial Literacy to Children & Teens
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FSR Magazine - COVID-19 for Restaurants: What’s Working and What Will Become Part of the New Normal
- Kemper CPA - Illinois Emergency Small Business Grants and Loans Assistance
- Lincoln Office / Steelcase - Navigating What’s Next: The Post-COVID Workplace
- LinkedIn - New to Working Remotely? These Resources Can Help
- Martin Hood - A Few Tips for Working Remotely
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