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Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplace Safety
Download Compliance Attestation Poster
COVID-19 Control Plan Template
For Close-Contact Personal Services
Guidelines for Outdoor Recreation
Town of Amherst Application for Temporary Outdoor Dining
Small Business COVID Recovery Grant Program (Amherst)
Small Business COVID Recovery Grant Program (Regional Including Hadley)
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
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
Give/Get Help & Resource from the United Way Hampshire County
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
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
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
MA Order for Non-Essential Business Closure & Stay-At-Home Advisory
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
Town By Town Data:
COVID-19 Community-Level Data Map
Higher-Ed Institutions Data:
Tracking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities by the New York Times
COVID-19 Campus Information Summary from Five Colleges, Inc.Â
UMass Amherst Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Amherst College Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Hampshire College Updates on COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus
Interactive Dashboards:Â
COVID-19 County Data Dashboards from the Public Health Institute of Western MassachusettsÂ
COVID-19 Dashboards from the Donahue Institute at UMass Amherst
Updates
The Business of Returning to Work: Reopening With Confidence
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.