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This document provides information on sources of relief for COVID-19. Some of the financial options that appear on this site are from companies from which Gusto may receive compensation. Gusto strives to provide a wide array of offers for our members, but these options do not represent all financial services companies or all available products. We recommend that you review the individual websites for full details. Last Updated: 4/9/20 Company Resource Details How to apply URL "Today, we're creating a $5 million Neighborhood Small Business Relief Fund to provide cash grants to local small businesses that need assistance during this difficult time. The fund is intended for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees or less than $7 million in annual revenue, physical presence Click here to apply for grant funding consideration: https: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/helping-local-small- Amazon Neighborhood Small Business Relief Fund within a few blocks of our Regrade and South Lake Union office buildings, that are open to the general //amazonsmallbusinessrelief.force.com/SelfRegisterPage businesses-through-the-impacts-of-covid-19 public, and that are reliant on foot-traffic for customers. Among the information that will be requested as part of the grant process will be how much revenue each applicant anticipates it'll lose in March with some associated back-up information." "We are establishing the Amazon Relief Fund with a $25 million initial contribution focused on supporting our independent delivery service partners and their drivers, Amazon Flex participants, and seasonal No info yet--Amazon says it will be publishing a website https://blog.aboutamazon.com/working-at-amazon/covid-19-update-more-ways-amazon- Amazon Amazon Relief Fund employees under financial distress during this challenging time. We will be offering all of these groups the soon with details on how employees and contractors can is-supporting-employees-and-contractors ability to apply for grants approximately equal to up to two-weeks of pay if diagnosed with COVID-19 or apply for grants. placed into quarantine by the government or Amazon." "At Facebook, we’re working to keep people safe and informed about the recent outbreak of COVID-19. Click here to get updates on how to apply for a Facebook Facebook Business Resource Hub We know that as members of the communities you serve, businesses like yours may also be experiencing small business grant: https://www.facebook. https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/resource?ref=alias unexpected challenges, and we’re committed to providing as much support as possible." com/business/boost/grant Grant will support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley; click "Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and other Silicon Valley figures have launched a $5.5 million fund, COVID-19 https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/13/sheryl-sandberg-silicon-valley-execs-launch- Facebook Local Food Bank Fund here for more info on how to get food: https://www.shfb. Emergency Fund for Feeding Families, which will operate through Second Harvest of Silicon Valley." 5-5-million-covid-19-food-bank-fund/ org/get-food/ No special application process; click here for access "Google has rolled out free access to its advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G details: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g- https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/helping-businesses-and-schools-stay- Google Free Access to G Suite and G Suite for Education Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally until July 1, 2020." suite/helping-businesses-and-schools-stay-connected-in- connected-in-response-to-coronavirus response-to-coronavirus "The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has already impacted communities around the world. For every $1 you donate by April 30, 2020, Google.org will donate $2, up to $5M, to support global preparedness and Click here to donate: https://donate.google.com/give/covid- Google COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund https://donate.google.com/give/covid-19 response in communities affected by the spread of COVID-19. 100% of your donation goes to the United 19 Nations Foundation in support of WHO’s global COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund." "So I’m going to do something a little different here. If you have a small business that you run and or own Click here to submit a question to Mark Cuban: https: and you have questions about what to do now, I’ll try to answer some questions. Won’t be able to get them //www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-cuban- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-cuban-06a0755b_smallbusiness- Mark Cuban Q&A for Small Business Owners all. But I’ll try over the course of today to respond to as many as I can. My preference is going to be helping 06a0755b_smallbusiness-smallbusinesssupport-smallbiz- smallbusinesssupport-smallbiz-activity-6644629791930662912-y5k9/ small biz trying to avoid layoffs and hourly reductions" activity-6644629791930662912-y5k9/ "The USBG National Charity Foundation has created a bartender emergency assistance program to help Click here to apply: https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap? USBG National Charity service industry personnel who may be experiencing financial hardship during the coronavirus outbreak. Bartender Emergency Assistance Program fbclid=IwAR3xNb1xWcXHKCYlvBttRxsXjLCktqjEE5E4wYsos https://www.usbgfoundation.org/beap Foundation Eligible applicants can receive a grant to help with bills and other costs due to sudden loss or decrease of wqx2GVqxEXiYYkg1q8 income. In order to qualify, an applicant must be a bartender or the spouse or child of a bartender." Click here for info on various relief funds for restaurant "Restaurant Workers Community Foundation was founded in 2018 to advocate for gender equality, racial workers, and to apply for assistance: https://www. Restaurant Workers justice, fair wages, and healthy work environments in the restaurant industry. In the wake of the https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/news/2020/3/15/resources-for-restaurants-and- Restaurant Workers' COVID19 Fund restaurantworkerscf.org/news/2020/3/15/resources-for- Community Foundation coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, RWCF’s full focus is on supporting workers, small business owners, and workers-coping-with-the-covid-19-emergency restaurants-and-workers-coping-with-the-covid-19- an industry in crisis." emergency UberEats "will waive delivery fees for all orders from independently owned restaurants on the app as the https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/uber-eats-waives-delivery-fees-for-independent- UberEats Waiver of delivery fees for independent restaurants No application needed. COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and causes cities to shutter all non-essential businesses." restaurants-during-covid-19-pandemic/ "Beginning immediately, CVS Pharmacy will waive charges for home delivery of prescription medications. Waiver of home delivery fees for prescription With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraging people at higher risk for COVID-19 https://www.cvshealth.com/newsroom/press-releases/cvs-health-announces-additional- CVS Pharmacy No application needed. medications complications to stay at home as much as possible, this is a convenient option to avoid coming to the covid-19-resources-focused-patient-access pharmacy for refills or new prescriptions." California Community Foundation (CCF) launched the COVID-19 LA County Response Fund to address the Fund does not make grants directly to individuals. Contact California Community immediate and emerging needs of our region’s most vulnerable residents—from mitigation to eventual CCF's partner organizations for more information: https: COVID-19 LA County Response Fund https://www.calfund.org/covid-19/ Foundation recovery. This fund will support community needs identified by our partners in health, housing, education //www.calfund.org/wp-content/uploads/EXTERNAL_-2018- and immigration, and will aid impacted individuals through our Pass it Along Fund. PIA-Preferred-Partner-List.pdf Zapier is creating a $1 million assistance program for their most impacted small business customers. Fill out this form: https://zapier.wufoo.com/forms/zapier- Zapier Zapier Small Business Assistance Program https://zapier.com/blog/covid-19-assistance-program/ Zapier's support team will set up qualified customers with a free 3-month credit for a Starter plan. small-business-assistance-program/ LinkedIn is opening up 16 of its learning courses for free. Courses that provide tips on how to stay https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/remote-working-setting-yourself-and-your- LinkedIn Free Learning Courses relevant to business productive, build relationships when you’re not face-to-face, use virtual meeting tools and balance family N/A teams-up-for-success and work dynamics in a healthy way. The FCC has issued a pledge on Friday for internet and telecommunications companies to "keep Americans connected" during the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pledge means that for the next 60 days, a participating internet service provider should: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-internet-phone-fcc-pledge-keep-america- FCC and Comcast, Charter, connected-online-isp-2020-3?utm_source=feedburner&% Internet Access Pledge N/A Verizon, & Others Not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their 3Butm_medium=referral&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed% bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic; Waive any late fees that any residential or 3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29 small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic; and Open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them. Salesforce, the city’s largest private employer, has committed $1.5 million to the effort, which is called the https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/SF-starts-coronavirus-aid-fund-with-1-5- Salesforce Give2SF Coronavirus Fund N/A Give2SF Fund. million-15130406.php https://gizmodo.com/grubhub-suspends-all-charges-to-independent-restaurants- Grubhub Suspension of Commission Payments Grubhub has suspended commission payments from independent restaurants during the crisis.