United States: COVID-19 Impact Assistance Program

Deadline: 31-May-22

The Business Oregon is now accepting applications for the COVID-19 Impact Assistance Program to help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on low- and moderate-income beneficiaries.

The Oregon State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, administered by the Oregon Business Development Department (Business Oregon), receives an annual allocation of federal funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In addition, Business Oregon has received CDBG Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Types of Projects

Project types covered under this category:

Food Bank Assistance
- This criteria is designed to assist food bank expansion, equipment purchase, additional operation cost or storage rental, and food distribution to accommodate for expanded services for LMI families caused by COVID-19
- Funding Information
  - Maximum Grant Amount: Up to $250,000
  - For Building acquisition, expansion & rehabilitation maximum grant amount may be up to $750,000.
  - Grant Administration: Up to 10 percent of the grant award, but not more than $35,000.
- Eligible Activities
  - Acquisition
  - Expansion
  - Rehabilitation
  - Purchase of equipment and food supply
  - Operation cost for additional services due to impact of COVID-19
Emergency Childcare Assistance
- This criteria is designed to assist communities that face childcare hardships due to the COVID19 pandemic. Services are to be provided to for LMI families hardest hit by COVID-19.
- Funding Information
  - Maximum Grant Amount: Up to $250,000
  - For Building acquisition, expansion & rehabilitation maximum grant amount may be up to $750,000.
  - Grant Administration: Up to 10 percent of the grant award, but not more than $35,000
- Eligible Activities
  - The direct costs associated with the provision of new/ existing childcare program of which formation was a byproduct of the pandemic.
  - Sponsorship programs must provide assistance to 100% of LMI children to enroll in an existing child care service
  - Acquire, or rehabilitate (if necessary) a facility to allow appropriate child care space accommodating COVID-19 capacity limitation.
Broadband – Distance Learning Assistance
- This criteria is designed to assist in providing Broadband/ Internet Connection assistance to Low and Moderate Income families and communities to allow distance learning, telehealth, and remote work from home and social distancing purposes.
- Funding Information
  - Maximum Grant Amount: Up to $250,000
  - Grant Administration: Up to 10 percent of the grant award, but not more than $35,000
- Eligible Activities
  - Local Program to provided Broadband/ internet access to LMI Family through:
    - Establishing new internet access
    - Funding monthly internet service.
  - Broandband connection planning to extend services to areas with at least 51% Low Moderate Income (LMI) residents.
Building (including public facilities) Improvements
- This program is grant dedicated to accommodate facilities necessary as impact in responding to infectious disease or any modification needed to prevent, prepare for or respond to COVID19.
- Funding Information
  - Maximum Grant Amount: Up to $750,000
  - Grant Administration: Up to 10 percent of the grant award, but not more than $35,000.
- Eligible Activities
  - Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of public works, facilities, and site or other improvements
  - Rehabilitation of buildings and improvements (including interim assistance)
  - Water Line Improvements
Public Services
- This program is grant dedicated to provide new or quantifiable increased public services in response to infectious disease.
- Funding Information
  - Maximum Grant Amount Up to $50,000
  - Project Turnkey Public Service, maximum grant amount may be up to $250,000 and subsequent Grant administration would be up to 10% of the grant award.
  - Grant Administration Up to 10 percent of the grant award, but not more than $5,000.
- Eligible Activities
  - Provision of new or quantifiably increased public services. Examples include:
  - Carry out job training to increase the capacity and availability of targeted health services for infectious disease response within existing health facilities or establish mobile health services
  - Provide testing, diagnosis or other services at a fixed or mobile location.
  - Project Turnkey: assist in gap fund for the operation of facilities funded by Project Turnkey to expand capacity for non-congregated shelter as impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
  - Provide equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to carry-out a public service.
  - Deliver meals on wheels to quarantined individuals or individuals that need to maintain social distancing due to medical vulnerabilities.