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Guidance & Regulations

Mask Advisory for Indoors (Regardless of Vaccination Status) - 12/21/21

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population - 12/27/21

CDC Isolation & Quarantine Guidance

Reopening Massachusetts Info

General Business Guidance

Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplace Safety

Download Compliance Attestation Poster

COVID-19 Control Plan Template

When can my business open?

Town of Amherst Application for Temporary Outdoor Dining

Town of Hadley Application for Temporary Outdoor Dining

Submit questions and comments about Reopening Massachusetts

Grants & Financial Resources

Small Business COVID Recovery Grant Program (Amherst)

Small Business COVID Recovery Grant Program (Regional Including Hadley)

Franklin County Recovery Microenterprise Grants

Increased Incentives & New Qualifying Foodservice Equipment

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Application

Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Downtown Amherst Foundation

SBA Coronavirus Relief Options

Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act

Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

SBA EIDL Application Presentation/Materials

SBA EIDL Application Webinar Recording

Resources and Guidance for Businesses from EOHED & MEMA

Emergency Farm Fund from CISA

Hospitality, Restaurant and Beverage Industry Relief Efforts from Horizon Beverage

MA Restaurant Strong Fund from the Greg Hill Foundation

U.S. Bartenders Guide Emergency Assistance Program (BEAP)

Virtual Tip Jar (Archived)

Give/Get Help & Resource from the United Way Hampshire County (Archived)

Update from the Amherst Survival Center

Update from the Food Bank of Western Mass

Response Fund from the Community Foundation of Western MA

Resources for MA Nonprofit from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN)

COVID-19 Job Seeker Services from MassHire Franklin Hampshire

FOR EMPLOYEES: Information on Unemployment and Coronavirus (COVID-19) from EOLWD & DUA

Tax Relief Information from the IRS

WorkShare Program form the EOLWD

Rapid Response Layoff Aversion Program from the EOLWD

Updates on Federal from Congressman McGovern

NEW Resources for Renters and Homeowners from the Department of Housing and Community Development (CHCD)

Message from Division of Banks (DOB) to Financial Institutions Regarding Support for Mortgage Loan Borrowers Impacted by COVID-19

COVID-19 Loan Fund Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) - SUSPENDED ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS 3/19

Fast Track Loan Program from Common Capital and Franklin County CDC - TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING ACCEPTANCE OF NEW APPLICATIONS 3/26

AARP Community Challenge Grant

LISC Small Business Relief Grants

One Fair Wage Service Worker Emergency Fund

Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund

WNDB Emergency Fund for Diverse Ceatives in Children’s Publishing

Professional Beauty Association COVID-19 Relief Fund

Mass Cultural Council COVID-19 Resources

Artist Relief Fund

What's Open?

Data & Information

Updates, Emergency Orders, and Guidance from Governor Charlie Baker

Resources and Guidance for Businesses and EOHED & MEMA

Guidance for Businesses and Employers from the CDC

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid leave Requirements from the DOL

Treasury, IRS and Labor Announce Employer Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave Tax Credits

OSHA Guidelines from the DOL

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) from the DOL

TRANSCRIPT: Senator Warren Joins Mayor Walsh and Boston Small Business Leaders to Share Details of the Relief Coming in the Latest Legislative Package

Tips for Remote Working and Services

Public Health Data & Resources

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the MA Department of Public Health (DPH)

Latest Updates from Cooley Dickinson Health Care

Printable Fact Sheets from the MA Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Massachusetts Coronavirus Map and Case Count by the New York Times

Community-Level Data & Interactive Dashboards:

COVID-19 Community-Level Data and Interactive Dashboard

COVID-19 County Data Dashboards from the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts

COVID-19 Dashboards from the Donahue Institute at UMass Amherst

UMass COVID Dashboard

Amherst College COVID Dashboard

Hampshire College COVID Dashboard

Higher-Ed Institutions Response:

Tracking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities by the New York Times

COVID-19 Campus Information Summary from Five Colleges, Inc.

UMass Amherst Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Amherst College Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Hampshire College Updates on COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

Social Services / Assistance

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Indoor Mask Advisory

Effective December 21, 2021: In response to the spread of the Delta variant and the emerging Omicron variant, the Department of Public Health now advises that all residents, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask or face covering when indoors (and not in your own home). The DPH particularly urges this recommendation if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or if someone in your household has a weakened immune system, is at increased risk for severe disease, or is unvaccinated.

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Archives 2020-2021 - Past Initiatives

Leveraging Public Funds

COVID Grant Programs

What's Next Greater Amherst Cover

Winter Microgrant

COVID Chamber Support

413 Lets Go Out Poster

Annual Meeting 2021 Insert

Relief & Resiliency Micogrant Program (2)

Relief & Resiliency Micogrant Program (1)

Relief & Resiliency Micogrant Program

Open for Business Listing

Virtual Tip Jar

Winter Pivot Microgrant Program

Relief & Resiliency Microgrant Program

Small Business COVID Recovery Grants Program (Amherst)

Small Business COVID Recovery Grant Program (Regional)

Property and Casualty Insurance Returning to Work Considerations

By John Page | June 10, 2020

Webinar hosted by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce featuring Insurance Counselors Beth Pearson, President Alex Pearson Bennett, Vice President of Pearson Wallace Insurance, LLC and Jon Coppelman, Senior Workers Compensation Specialist of Renaissance Alliance. Web series sponsored by Pearson Wallace Insurance.

The Business of Returning to Work: Reopening With Confidence

By John Page | June 3, 2020

Webinar hosted by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce featuring attorneys from Bacon Wilson on reopening best practices for employers. Sponsored by Pearson Wallace Insurance.