COVID-19 Resources for our Members

In this unprecedented time, we will be listing and linking to resources that can help our members around the state.

8/24/21: Ohio’s Emergency Rental Assistance Directory

Our friends at COHHIO have created a frequently updated Emergency Rental Assistance directory for Ohio. County by county, it tells you what you need to do to access rental assistance for those impacted by COVID.

1/25/21: Ohio CDFIs Supporting PPP Round 2

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is back and with better terms for small businesses. If your nonprofit or the small businesses in your community haven't applied for a PPP loan, you could consider using a CDFI.

Three CDFIs in Ohio are offering PPP loans: IFF, ECDI, and LISC. These CDFIs may still be setting up their systems for this round of PPP, so please be patient, but look into them for your organization and small businesses.

Funding

Fundraising Tips during COVID-19 (4/14)
LISC Rapid Relief & Resiliency Fund (4/2)
List of Ohio’s Emergency Grant Opportunities (3/25)
COHHIO’s Pandemic Emergency Fund (3/25)
SBA Disaster Loan Assistance (3/23)

Webinars & Calls

Mondays at 2:30 - NLIHC Call on Coronavirus and Homelessness/Housing

Commercial Resources

Previously Recorded Webinar by Ohio CDC Association - Commercial Resources- COVID-19 Response Part 2
Previously Recorded Webinar by Ohio CDC Association - Commercial Resources- COVID-19 Response
Previously Recorded Webinar by Ohio CDC Association - Commercial Resources- COVID-19 Response Slides
Sample narrative to send to businesses

Paycheck Protection Program

Notice: PPP Resumes April 27, 2020
IFF Helping Nonprofits apply for PPP (4/20)
US Treasury PPP Info (4/7)
PPP Borrower Information Fact Sheet (4/6)
Borrower PPP Application (4/6)
National Council of Nonprofits on CARES & PPP (4/6)

CARES Act

The Facts on Stimulus Payments (4/17)
Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act (4/2)
National Council of Nonprofits Analysis of CARES Act (3/30)
Summary: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (3/27)
H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act (3/23)

Housing

Previously Recorded Webinar by Ohio CDC Association - Residential Resources- COVID-19 Response
Previously Recorded Webinar by Ohio CDC Association - Residential Resources- COVID-19 Response Slides
Sample narrative to send to residents

Fannie Mae’s One-Stop-Shop of Resources For Renters (6/26)
Summary of Senator Brown’s Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stability Act (6/12)
NLIHC Searchable Database & Map of Properties Covered by Eviction Moratorium (4/20)
Race, Homelessness, and COVID-19: Guidance for Homeless Service Providers (4/16)
COVID-19 Tenant Hardship Affidavit - Cleveland/Marshall School of Law (4/7)
Housing Instability and COVID-19 Dashboard Map (3/27)
NLIHC Housing Analysis (3/27)
Double Jeopardy: The Coronavirus & Homelessness in Ohio (3/25)

Transportation

NEO Transportation Needs Matchmaking with Paradox Prize (4/15)
NEO Nonprofit Transportation Request Form (4/15)
Form for Existing Transit Resources (4/15)

Mental Health & Addiction Treatment

Ohio Careline
Project DAWN
Live Another Day
Ohio Addiction Recovery Center
Detox Local

Often Updated Resource Lists

Social Ventures (5/5)
Main Street America (4/15)
Ohio Development Services Agency (4/10)
Enterprise Community Partners (4/8)
NACEDA Resources for Community Developers (3/27)
Prosperity Now (3/27)
Charitable Healthcare Network (3/25)
Greater Cleveland Partnership (3/25)
National Community Reinvestment Coalition (3/24)
Greater Ohio Policy Center (3/23)
Chronicle of Philanthropy Resources for Nonprofits (3/23)
Multilingual Resource List (3/23)
Clark Schaefer Hackett (3/23)

State Level Information

Ohio Housing Finance Agency (3/27)
SharedWorkOhio FAQ (voluntary layoff aversion program through ODJFS) (3/26)
Office of Community Development (3/23)
Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (3/23)
Ohio Department of Health (3/16)
Ohio Secretary of State (3/16)

State News

OPLC Petition for Moratorium on Evictions (3/23)
Ohio Utilities Pledge Not to Cut Service (3/23)
Ohio Expands Unemployment Benefits (3/16)

Global and National Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3/16)
World Health Organization (3/16)

For Levity

A Conference Call in Real Life (3/23)
Wash Your Lyrics (3/16)

This is information from 2020 CARES Act Funding for the state of Ohio.

Resources for Families, Businesses, and Nonprofits for Pandemic Relief - First Come, First Serve

Low-income families, small businesses, bars and restaurants, and nonprofits hit hard financially by the coronavirus will be getting $429.5 million in federal relief, the DeWine administration announced.

Rental/Mortgage/Sewer/Water Support - Home Relief Grants ($50 million)

Update, 12/1/20: The Ohio Development Services Agency just recently made an additional $55.8 million in rental assistance available through the state's CDBG II and III allocations. This new rental assistance funding will also be distributed through community action agencies.

The Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) will direct funding to local community action agencies to distribute to eligible tenants and homeowners through an application process. Assistance can be applied to outstanding rent, mortgage, water, and/or sewer bills back to Apr. 1 and until the program ends on Dec. 30, 2020. Eligibility is limited to residents at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Community Action Agencies will start accepting applications for assistance on Nov. 2. Ohioans seeking assistance should contact their local Community Action Agency.

For more information (eligibility, process, etc.) on the program from ODSA, click here and for a fact sheet, click here.

View a recording of a COHHIO webinar with ODSA from Nov. 4 that answers many questions.

Small Business Support ($125 million)

The DeWine administration announced a $125 million grant program to help small businesses that have been harmed by the effects of COVID-19. The grants will provide $10,000 to small businesses in Ohio with no more than 25 employees. The program will be administered by ODSA.

Eligible businesses that are approved to receive grants can use the money for a variety of expenses, including mortgage or rent payments; utility payments; salaries, wages, or compensation for employees and contractors; business supplies or equipment; and other costs.

To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, $500,000 will be set aside for businesses in each of Ohio's 88 counties. As businesses in each county are approved for funding, the $10,000 grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. When a county's allocation is depleted, businesses in that county will be eligible to receive grants from the remaining funds in the overall grant program. If businesses in a county do not deplete the county's allocation within 21 days after the application period opens, the remaining funds will become available to businesses statewide.

For more information on the program from ODSA, click here and for a fact sheet, click here.

Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund ($38.7 million)

The state of Ohio has created a $38.7 million fund to help bars and restaurants that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will provide $2,500 grants to eligible liquor permit holders in Ohio. The application for the Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund will be available at businesshelp.ohio.gov starting November 2.

Businesses applying for funding will be required to establish a registration ID with the state of Ohio. Permit holders may apply for the liquor assistance funding as well as the Small Business Relief Grant.