04-28-20 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
6:45 PM
Televised Special Meeting
TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a
teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following
ways:
1) Tune to Comcast Channel 26 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 on your TV.
2) The meeting will also be streamed live on and online at www.Cupertino.org/youtube
and www.Cupertino.org/webcast
Members of the public wishing comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1) E-mail comments by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 to the Council at
citycouncil@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will also be forwarded to
Councilmembers by the City Clerk’s office before the meeting and posted to the City’s
website after the meeting.
2) E-mail comments during the times for public comment during the meeting to the City
Clerk at cityclerk@cupertino.org. The City Clerk will read the emails into the record, and
display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to the Mayor’s
discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that wish to share a
document must email cityclerk@cupertino.org prior to speaking.
3) Teleconferencing Instructions
Members of the public may provide oral public comments during the teleconference
meeting as follows:
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Oral public comments will be accepted during the teleconference meeting. Comments may
be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the
public comment period for each agenda item.
To address the City Council, click on the link below to register in advance and access the
meeting:
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Please read the following instructions carefully:
1. You can directly download the teleconference software or connect to the meeting in your
internet browser. If you are using your browser, make sure you are using a current and
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functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer.
2. You will be asked to enter an email address and a name, followed by an email with
instructions on how to connect to the meeting. Your email address will not be disclosed to
the public. If you wish to make an oral public comment but do not wish to provide your
name, you may enter “Cupertino Resident” or similar designation.
3. When the Mayor calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.”
Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
4. When called, please limit your remarks to the time allotted and the specific agenda topic.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to
attend this teleconference City Council meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has
any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at
408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the Council meeting to arrange for assistance.
In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, City Council meeting
agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made
available in the appropriate alternative format.
NOTICE AND CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Cupertino City Council is hereby
called for Tuesday, April 28, 2020, commencing at 6:45 p.m. In accordance with Governor
Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a teleconference meeting without a
physical location. Said special meeting shall be for the purpose of conducting business on
the subject matters listed below under the heading, “Special Meeting."
SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any matter within
the jurisdiction of the Council and not on the agenda. The total time for Oral Communications will
ordinarily be limited to one hour. Individual speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. As necessary, the
Chair may further limit the time allowed to individual speakers, or reschedule remaining comments to
the end of the meeting on a first come first heard basis, with priority given to students. In most cases,
State law will prohibit the Council from discussing or making any decisions with respect to a matter
not listed on the agenda.
ORDINANCES AND ACTION ITEMS
1.Subject: COVID-19 Fiscal Impacts Update
Recommended Action: Accept COVID-19 Fiscal Impacts Update
Staff Report
A - Federal State and Private Emergency Assistance Funding Matrix
2.Subject: Emergency Assistance Funds for Tenants at Risk of Eviction due to Impacts of
the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued
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Recommended Action: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 20-040 Contributing $50,000 in
Emergency Assistance Funds to West Valley Community Services and $100,000 in
Emergency Assistance Loan Funds to Meriwest Credit Union for Tenants at Risk of
Eviction Due to Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
2. Approve a $50,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing
Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to West Valley
Community Services (WVCS) for emergency assistance funds to assist tenants at risk of
eviction due to impacts of COVID-19
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with WVCS.
4. Approve a $100,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing
Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to Meriwest Credit
Union for the Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program to assist tenants at risk of
eviction due to impacts of COVID-19
5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a $100,000 contract with
Meriwest Credit Union
6. Receive presentation from Earnin
Staff Report
A - Draft Resolution
B - Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program Proposal from Meriwest Credit Union
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Cupertino has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation
challenging a final decision of the City Council must be brought within 90 days after a decision is
announced unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.
Prior to seeking judicial review of any adjudicatory (quasi-judicial) decision, interested persons must
file a petition for reconsideration within ten calendar days of the date the City Clerk mails notice of the
City’s decision. Reconsideration petitions must comply with the requirements of Cupertino Municipal
Code §2.08.096. Contact the City Clerk’s office for more information or go to
http://www.cupertino.org/cityclerk for a reconsideration petition form.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
teleconference City Council meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs
special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of
the Council meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a
disability, City Council meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public
records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Cupertino City Council after publication of
the packet will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, during normal business hours and in Council packet archives linked from the
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agenda/minutes page on the Cupertino web site.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code 2.08.100
written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a
matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. You
are hereby admonished not to include any personal or private information in written communications to
the City that you do not wish to make public; doing so shall constitute a waiver of any privacy rights
you may have on the information provided to the City.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Legislation Text
Subject:COVID-19 Fiscal Impacts Update
Accept COVID-19 Fiscal Impacts Update
File #:20-7345,Version:1
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ATTACHMENT A
Federal, State, and Private Emergency Assistance Funding Matrix
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has passed funding
legislation including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Funding was
made available to individuals, small businesses, and specified state and local
government programs.
Attached is Townsend Public Affairs’ Federal, State, and Private Emergency Assistance
Funding Matrix (Funding Matrix) that includes this information. This document was
updated on April 24th and not only includes funding sources for local governments but
also for businesses, individuals, schools, and veterans. The matrix provides details on
the grant administrator, links to specific grant information websites, funding
descriptions and details, and application details. Cupertino OES (Office of Emergency
Services) and Finance Department staff have been monitoring COVID funding and
looking for opportunities relevant to the City and our residents. Notes have been added
where Cupertino qualifies for funding.
The first section (pages 1-10) focuses on assistance for local governments. Included are
two programs Cupertino is eligible for:
•FEMA Funding through Public Assistance (PA) Grants. (Funding Matrix page 1)
o Cupertino’s has been approved for PA, pending completion of the FEMA
Public Assistance COVID-19 Streamlined Project Application.
•Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) (Funding Matrix page 2)
o The City was notified by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) that they will receive an allocation of $229,017 of
Community Development Block Grant funds made available through the
Federal stimulus Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act.
The Funding Matrix also includes sections on Assistance for Private Businesses and
Nonprofits (pages 11-21), Assistance for Private Individuals (pages 22-28), Assistance for
Higher Education (pages 29-31) and Assistance for Veterans (page 32).
Since the passage of the CARES Act on March 27, there has been much discussion on the
need for further funding to address those, including local governments with populations
less 500,000, who have not been eligible for current reimbursement opportunities. This
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has been referred to as Phase 4 funding. Some details and recent statements regarding
this stimulus are provided below.
•On April 7, HR 6467 CV Community Relief Act--$250 billion for counties, cities,
tribal governments with populations under 500,000. On April 17, Cupertino’s
Legislative Review Committee adopted a position of support for the bill and sent
support letters to Congress. Along with 143 others, Congressman Khanna and
Congresswoman Eshoo have signed on as cosponsors of the bill. There has been
no movement since then.
•The League of California Cities sent a letter to the Governor and Legislature
about the current fiscal impacts, emphasizing that cities need fiscal help now and
that no city can be left behind. Governor Newsom released a statement of
support on April 23, urging federal action on local government funding.
•According to the League, President Trump said that a next package would
include relief for state and local governments, but that sentiment is not shared by
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell is growing concerned
about the rate of federal spending at a time when the economy is slowing.
City staff will continue to research applicable funding and grant opportunities.
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COVID-19 Federal, State, & Private
Emergency Assistance
Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA), administered
by CalOES in
California
Category B Public
Assistance Program
California
Covid-19
Pandemic
Declaration
(DR-4482)
Approx. $500
million
obligated for
PA grants to
California
Local
governments,
special districts,
certain private
non-profits
In accordance with section 502 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, eligible
emergency protective measures taken to
respond to the COVID-19 emergency at
the direction or guidance of public health
officials may be reimbursed under
Category B of FEMA’s Public Assistance
Program.
Will be 30 days
after the end of
the incident
period close.
Incident start
date is January
20, 2020 and is
ongoing, so the
final deadline is
TBD
CalOES will host Applicants’
Briefing workshops.
For now, applicants should
be tracking costs incurred for
COVID-19 response efforts
for later submission to
CalOES/FEMA.
Cupertino has been approved
for PA, pending completion of
the FEMA Public Assistance
COVID-19 Streamlined Project
Application
Federal Transit
Administration
Urbanized Area
(Section 5307) and
Rural Formula
(Section 5311)
programs
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$25 billion
nationwide
$3.75 billion
allocation to
California
Public transit
operators
FTA is allocating $25 billion to recipients of
urbanized area and rural area formula
funds, with $22.7 billion to large and small
urban areas and $2.2 billion to rural areas.
Funding will be provided at a 100-percent
federal share, with no local match required,
and will be available to support capital,
operating, and other expenses generally
eligible under those programs to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
CARES funding will be disbursed through
FTA apportionments to its Urbanized Area
(Section 5307) and Rural Formula (Section
5311) programs.
N/A – formula
allocations to
designated
recipients
Funding will be distributed to
designated recipient transit
agencies using existing FTA
formulas.
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Community
Development Block
Grant
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$5 billion
nationwide
$235.3
million
allocation to
California
based on
2020 CDBG
Formula
Allocation
amounts to
local
governments
vary based
on formula
Counties and
entitlement
Cities
according to
formula
allocations
The CARES Act includes $5 billion for the
CDBG program to enable nearly 1,240
states, counties, and cities to rapidly
respond to COVID-19 and the economic
and housing impacts caused by it,
including the expansion of community
health facilities, child care centers, food
banks, and senior services. Of the
amounts provided, $2 billion will be
allocated to states and units of local
governments that received an
allocation under the fiscal year 2020
CDBG formula, $1 billion will go directly to
states to support a coordinated response
across entitlement and non-entitlement
communities, and $2 billion will be
allocated to states and units of local
government, cities and counties based on
the prevalence and risk of COVID-19 and
related economic and housing disruption.
TBD HCD CDBG Page:
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grant
s-funding/active-
funding/cdbg.shtml#funding
HUD Guidance on CARES
Act Flexibilities for CDBG
Funds:
https://www.hudexchange.inf
o/resource/6018/cares-act-
flexibilities-for-cdbg-funds-
used-to-support-coronavirus-
response/
HUD Quick Guide to CDBG
Eligible Activities to Support
Infectious Disease
Response:
https://www.hudexchange.inf
o/resource/5988/quick-
guide-to-cdbg-eligible-
activities-to-support-
infectious-disease-response/
Cupertino has been notified
that they will receive a
CDBG allocation of
$229,017
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
Department of Justice
Justice Assistance
Grant Program
(Formula)
Coronavirus
Emergency
Supplemental
Funding Program
Solicitation
FY 2020 Formula
Grant
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$850 million
nationwide
$96.2 million
allocation to
California
$57.7 million
State
distribution
(60%)
$38.5 million
Local
distribution
(40%)
States and
eligible formula
grant local
recipients
consistent with
the 2019 JAG
formula
The CARES Act includes $850 million for
the Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant
Program (Byrne-JAG). Byrne-JAG is the
most flexible federal law enforcement grant
program and will allow state and local
police departments and jails to meet local
needs, including purchase of personal
protective equipment and other needed
medical items and to support overtime for
officers on the front lines.
States, U.S. Territories, the District of
Columbia, units of local government,
and federally recognized tribal
governments that were identified as
eligible for funding under the FY 2019
State and Local Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Program are eligible to apply under the
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental
Funding (CESF) Program solicitation.
May 29, 2020 Language is included to
ensure these resources go
out to states and localities
quickly in order to
immediately respond to the
crisis.
Local allocation amounts for
eligible California recipients
can be found here:
https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/file
s/xyckuh186/files/media/doc
ument/fy20-cesf-allocations-
ca.pdf
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Emergency
Solutions Grant
Program
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$4 billion
nationwide
$118.5
million in
allocations to
California
Certain
Counties and
Cities on
formula
entitlement
basis, non-
entitlement
recipients TBD.
The CARES act includes $4 billion via the
ESG Program to address the impact of
COVID-19 among individuals and families
who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness, and to support additional
homeless assistance, prevention, and
eviction prevention assistance. Eviction
prevention activities including rapid
rehousing, housing counseling, and rental
deposit assistance will mitigate the
adverse impacts of the pandemic on
working families
Expected late
June/early July
HCD, who will administer
these funds for California,
expects to have a NOFA and
application for CARES Act
ESG funding ready the first
week of May. Applications
will be accepted over-the-
conter with an anticipated
deadline of late June or early
July. Funding will be
allocated to Continuums of
Care.
Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention
Various programs
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$4.3 billion
nationwide
States,
territories, and
eligible tribal
organizations;
local recipients
TBD
The CARES Act includes $4.3 billion to
support federal, state, and local public
health agencies to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to the coronavirus, including:
• $1.5 billion to support States, locals,
territories, and tribes in their efforts to
conduct public health activities
TBD Timing and process for
distributing funds TBD.
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
• $1.5 billion in flexible funding to
support CDC’s continuing efforts to
contain and combat the virus
• $500 million for global disease
detection and emergency response;
• $500 million for public health data
surveillance and analytics
infrastructure modernization; and
• $300 million for the Infectious
Diseases Rapid Response Reserve
Fund, which supports immediate
response activities during outbreaks.
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Disaster Relief Fund
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$45 billion
nationwide
States,
territories, and
eligible tribal
organizations;
local recipients
TBD
The CARES Act includes $45 billion to
provide for the immediate needs of state,
local, tribal, and territorial governments to
protect citizens and help them recovery
from the overwhelming effects of COVID-
19. Reimbursable activities may include
medical response, personal protective
equipment, National Guard deployment,
coordination of logistics, safety measures,
and community services nationwide.
TBD Timing and process for
distributing funds TBD.
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security
Coronavirus Relief
Fund
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$150 billion
nationwide
$15 billion to
California
(estimated)
States, tribal
governments,
local
governments
(cities with a
population over
500,000)
The CARES Act includes $150 billion that
will provide state, local, and tribal
governments with additional resources.
The amount payable to each State shall be
equal to the relative population proportion
▪ Local Governments are defined as a
county, municipality, or other unit of
general government below that State level
with a population that exceeds 500,000.
• Local governments can submit a
certification to the Secretary of the
Treasury to receive a direct payment.
• Expenditures must be linked to COVID-
19, not be accounted for in the most
recently approved budget, and incurred
between March 2, 2020-December 30,
2020
April 17, 2020
for states and
cities over
500,000 in
population
The White House and the
Department of Treasury have
developed an online portal
for distribution of funds for
direct recipients.
The Department of Treasury
released guidance on use of
the funds on 4/22/2020
States will be eligible to
distribute to subgrantees,
process for distribution TBD.
Link to portal:
https://forms.treasury.gov/ca
resact/stateandlocal
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
▪ Funds to state and counties designed to
support and aid eligible expenditures
within its borders, including city
expenditures
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security -
FEMA
AFG COVID-19
Supplemental
Program (AFG-S)
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$100 million
nationwide
Fire
departments,
Nonaffiliated
EMS
Organizations,
State Fire
Training
Academies
The CARES Act authorizes $100M in
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
funds for the purchase of personal
protective equipment and related supplies
for our nation’s first responders. As fire
departments provide lifesaving emergency
medical response to more and more
communities impacted by COVID-19,
FEMA AFG is offering an additional
funding opportunity for the fire service
community to purchase urgently needed
protective equipment and supplies.
May 15, 2020 FEMA will begin accepting
AFG-S applications at 8 a.m.
ET on Tuesday April 28,
2020
Link to NOFO:
https://www.fema.gov/media
-library-
data/1587656579128-
2d7da2bed0843af78c73f49c
b2c4a028/FY20_AFG_S_N
OFO_final.jv_508AB.pdf
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
CARES Act Provider
Relief Fund
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES Act)
$100 billion Facilities and
providers that
received
Medicare fee-
for-service
(FFS)
reimbursement
in 2019
Cities that
directly receive
Medicare FFS
reimbursement
(for example,
as part of an
ambulance
program) will
receive an
allocaiton
The CARES Act that provides $100 billion
in relief funds to hospitals and other
healthcare providers on the front lines of
the coronavirus response. This funding will
be used to support healthcare-related
expenses or lost revenue attributable to
COVID-19 and to ensure uninsured
Americans can get testing and treatment
for COVID-19.
The first $30 billion has been distributed to
eligible providers based on their share of
total Medicare FFS reimbursements in
2019.
The remaining $70 billion will be targeted
distributions that will focus on providers in
areas particularly impacted by the COVID-
19 outbreak, rural providers, providers of
services with lower shares of Medicare
reimbursement or who predominantly
serve the Medicaid population, and
N/A Allocations from first $30
billion have been
automatically distributed to
eligible recipients via direct
deposit starting April 10,
2020
Distribution for the remaining
$70 billion TBD
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
providers requesting reimbursement for
the treatment of uninsured Americans.
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
Public Health and
Social Services
Emergency Fund
H.R. 6074 No more than
$3.1 billion
nationwide
TBD Funds may be used for grants for the
construction, alteration, or renovation of
non-Federally owned facilities to improve
preparedness and response capability at
the State and local level.
TBD Funding will be derived from
the ‘‘Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund’’
to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus,
domestically or
internationally.
HHS has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention
CDC–Wide
Activities and
Program Support
H.R. 6074 No less than
$950 million
nationwide
$ for States
and then
local
recipients
TBD
States,
localities,
territories,
tribes, tribal
organizations,
urban Indian
health
organizations,
health service
providers
Carry out surveillance, epidemiology,
laboratory capacity, infection control,
mitigation, communications, and other
preparedness and response activities
related to COVID-19.
TBD The CDC has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
National Institutes of
Health
National Institute of
Allergy and
Infectious Diseases
H.R. 6074 Not less than
$10,000,000
nationwide
NIH, hospital
employees, first
responders,
State and local
recipients TBD
Funding will be for worker-based training to
prevent and reduce exposure of hospital
employees, emergency first responders,
and other workers who are at risk of
exposure to coronavirus through their work
duties.
TBD The NIH has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
Health Centers
Program
H.R. 6074 $100 million
nationwide
HHS, State and
local recipients
TBD
Funds may be used to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus. TPA will
provide additional information as it
becomes available.
TBD Funding will be derived from
the ‘‘Health Resources and
Services Administration—
Primary Health Care’’ for
grants under the Health
Centers Program
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Administrator &
Grant Name
Authorizing
Legislation Funding Info Eligible/Target
Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
HHS has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available.
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
Administration for
Community Living
Congregate
Nutrition Program
H.R. 6201 $250 million
nationwide.
$ for States
and then
local
recipients
TBD
States,
territories, and
eligible tribal
organizations
for services to
seniors; local
recipients TBD
Funds will be issued for Congregate
Nutrition Services and Home-Delivered
Nutrition Services programs to states using
a formula (Section 304) defined in the
OAA. The formula is largely based on each
state’s share of the U.S. population aged
60 and older.
TBD Includes $250 million for the
Senior Nutrition Programs
within the Administration for
Community Living (ACL) to
provide approximately 25
million additional home-
delivered and pre-packaged
meals to low-income seniors
who depend on the Senior
Nutrition programs in their
communities.
HHS has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
Administration for
Community Living
Nutrition Services
Incentive Program
H.R.6201 $250 million
nationwide.
$ for States
and then
local
recipients
TBD
States,
territories, and
eligible tribal
organizations
for services to
seniors; local
recipients TBD
Funds will be issued for the Nutrition
Services Incentive Program to states,
territories, and Tribal organizations using a
formula (Section 311) defined in the OAA.
The formula is based on the entity’s
percentage of the total number of meals
served in the prior federal fiscal year.
TBD Funding will be provided to
States, territories, and
eligible tribal organizations.
HHS has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
U.S. Department of
Agriclture
Special
Supplemental
Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC)
H.R. 6201 $500 million
nationwide.
$ for States
and then
local
recipients
TBD
States,
territories, and
eligible tribal
organizations to
provide healthy
food access for
low-income
women with
Federal grants in the amount of $500
million to States for supplemental foods,
health care referrals, and nutrition
education for low-income pregnant,
breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding
postpartum women, and to infants and
children up to age five who are found to be
at nutritional risk.
TBD Funds will provide access to
nutritious foods to low-
income pregnant women or
mothers with young children
who lose their jobs or are laid
off due to the COVID-19
emergency.
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young children;
local recipients
TBD
**Once State Departments receive their
Federal allocation based on formula,
eligible WIC recipients include county
health departments, schools, and
community cenetrs, amongst others.
Information on those State Programs have
yet to be released**
USDA has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
U.S Department of
Agriculture
The Emergency
Food Assistance
Program
H.R. 6201 $400 million
nationwide.
$ for States
and then
local
recipients
TBD
State food
distributing
agencies; local
recipients TBD
Through TEFAP, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of
nutritious, high-quality USDA Foods, and
makes those foods available to State
Distributing Agencies.
**The amount of food each state receives
out of the total amount of food provided is
based on the number of unemployed
persons and the number of people with
incomes below the poverty level in
the state. States provide the food to local
agencies that they have selected, (usually
food banks or community action
agencies), which in turn distribute the food
to local organizations, such as soup
kitchens and food pantries that directly
serve the public**
TBD These funds must, in part, be
passed down to local
agencies. TEFAP is
administered at the federal
level by the Food and
Nutrition Service, an agency
of the USDA.
USDA has not yet issued
guidance on this funding.
TPA will provide updated
information as it becomes
available
California Business,
Consumer Services,
and Housing Agency
Homeless Housing,
Assistance, and
Prevention (HHAP)
Program – One-time
COVID-19
Emergency Grant
Allocations
SB 89 (initial
package of
$500 million to
carry out
actions related
to the
Governor’s
March 4th
Proclamation
of State of
Emergency,
total
authorization
$100 million
in General
Fund support
CoCs, counties,
State’s 13
largest cities
California has awarded $100 million in
emergency grant funding to California
counties, Continuums of Care, and the
state's 13 largest cities to help protect the
health and safety of people experiencing
homelessness during the COVID-19
pandemic.
California’s 13 largest cities, or cities that
are also a county, will receive $42,968,750,
while the state’s 58 counties will receive
$27,343,750 and California’s 44
Continuums of Care will receive
$29,687,500.
N/A – direct
allocation to
specific
recipients
Allocation amounts can be
found here for all designated
recipients:
https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/hcf
c/coronavirus19/allocations.
pdf
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of up to $1
billion)
The funding is intended for measures to
help prevent and contain COVID-19 and
can be used for medically indicated
services and supplies, such as testing and
hand-washing stations. It can also be used
for such things as acquiring new shelters,
supplies and equipment for emergency
shelter operations, increasing shelter
capacity, street outreach, and acquiring
locations to place individuals who need to
be isolated because of COVID-19 illness or
exposure.
Office of the
Governor
Emergency COVID-
19 Funding
SB 89 (initial
package of
$500 million to
carry out
actions related
to the
Governor’s
March 4th
Proclamation
of State of
Emergency,
total
authorization
of up to $1
billion)
$50 million Counties, cities
(indirectly)
On March 18, 2020, the Governor directed
that $50 million (of the $500 initially
allocated in SB 89 for the State’s COVID-
19 response) be deployed to purchase
travel trailers and lease rooms in hotels,
motels, and other facilities in
partnership with counties and cities to
provide immediate isolation placements
throughout the state for homeless
individuals.
The State is immediately procuring 1,309
travel trailers from FEMA and private
vendors to provide quarantine capacity,
focused on people with COVID-19 or those
demonstrating symptoms. These trailers
will be deployed to California’s largest
population centers. **More specific
information on locations/cities still to
come.
The State has also directly provided
California’s counties with tailored lists
of hotels and motels that are potentially
available to lease for the next several
months and is offering to contact hotels
and negotiate leases, if a county requests
N/A
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that assistance. In total, the State has
identified over 950 hotels across 53
counties that are potentially eligible for
participation in the state’s leasing program.
**The State has been corresponding
directly with counties for this
assistance
Office of the
Governor
Emergency COVID-
19 Funding
SB 89 (initial
package of
$500 million to
carry out
actions related
to the
Governor’s
March 4th
Proclamation
of State of
Emergency,
total
authorization
of up to $1
billion)
$350 million Hospitals and
other health
facilities,
individuals in
self-isolation,
child care
facilities, others
TBD
Funding is part of the emergency
legislation to fight COVID-19 that the
Governor signed on March 17, 2020. The
Governor has yet to specifically direct
allocation for the remaining $350 million in
the initial $500 million package.
In general, funding is authorized to:
• Increase hospital bed capacity and
purchase medical equipment to
combat the coming surge in
COVID-19 patients;
• Protect hospitals, nursing homes,
and other facilities most vulnerable
to COVID-19 spread;
• Provide lifesaving services to
Californians isolating at home;
• Provide funding to clean child care
facilities that remain open
TBD Once the Governor directs
additional funding allocations
of this emergency funding, it
is expected that portions of
that funding will be made
available to local public
agencies. However, the State
has not yet issued guidance
on this funding. TPA will
provide updated information
as it becomes available
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ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS
Federal Reserve
Main Street Lending
Program
Federal
Reserve
Action
$600 billion in
loan
purchasing
by the Fed
Small and mid-
sized
businesses
employing up to
10,000 workers
or with
revenues of
less than $2.5
billion
The Federal Reserve has announced that it is
establishing a Main Street Lending Program
(Program) to support lending to small and
medium-sized businesses that were in good
financial standing before the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The Program will
operate through two facilities: the Main Street
New Loan Facility (MSNLF) and the Main
Street Expanded Loan Facility (MSELF).
Structure: To implement the Program, a
Reserve Bank will set up a special purpose
vehicle (SPV) to purchase 95 percent
participations in loans originated by eligible
lenders. Lenders will retain 5 percent of the
loans. U.S. businesses are eligible for loans if
they meet either of the following conditions: (1)
the business has 10,000 employees or fewer;
or (2) the business had 2019 revenues of $2.5
billion or less. Loans would have a four year
maturity, and principal and interest payments
on the loans will be deferred for one year.
Operational Status: The Federal Reserve is
currently working to create the Program
infrastructure and is considering the feedback
provided by the public. More information will
be posted here as it becomes available
regarding program terms and how eligible
lenders can sell eligible loan participations to
the SPV
TBD Federal reserve is in the
process of finalizing this
program, guidance on
accessing this assistance
will be available in the
coming weeks.
Additional information on
Fed actions to support the
economy:
https://www.federalreserve
.gov/newsevents/pressrele
ases/monetary20200409a.
htm
U.S. Small Business
Administration
Paycheck
Protection Program
(PPP)
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$350 billion
for loans
nationwide
Additional
$321 billion
Small business
with less than
500 employees
(including sole
proprietorships,
independent
The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan
designed to provide a direct incentive for small
businesses to keep their workers on the
payroll.
The Paycheck
Protection
Program will be
available
through June
30, 2020
The loan amounts will be
forgiven as long as:
The loan proceeds are
used to cover payroll costs,
and most mortgage
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authorized on
4/24/2020
contractors and
self-employed
persons),
private non-
profit
organization or
501(c)(19)
veterans
organizations
You can apply through any existing SBA 7(a)
lender or through any federally insured
depository institution, federally insured credit
union, and Farm Credit System institution that
is participating. Other regulated lenders will be
available to make these loans once they are
approved and enrolled in the program. You
should consult with your local lender as to
whether it is participating in the program.
SBA will start
accepting
applications
again on
Monday 4/27 at
10:30am EST
interest, rent, and utility
costs over the 8 week
period after the loan is
made; and employee and
compensation levels are
maintained. Payroll costs
are capped at $100,000 on
an annualized basis for
each employee.
This program is for any small business with
less than 500 employees (including sole
proprietorships, independent contractors and
self-employed persons), private non-profit
organization or 501(c)(19) veterans
organizations affected by coronavirus/COVID- 19.
Loan payments will be
deferred for 6 months.
At least 75% of the forgiven
amount must have been
used for payroll
Businesses in certain industries may have
more than 500 employees if they meet the
SBA’s size standards for those industries.
Small businesses in the hospitality and food
industry with more than one location could also
be eligible if their individual locations employ
less than 500 workers
The SBA published additional guidance on
4/23/2020 that puts restrictions on PPP loans
so that publicly traded companies will have a
harder time accessing the next round of
funding.
As of 4/13/2020, Financial
technology firms won
approval to participate loan
distribution, and are
starting to lend to small
businesses that couldn’t
get access to coronavirus
relief funds through the
biggest banks.
Participating firms,
including PayPal, Square,
and Intuit, will aim to
leverage their digital
platforms to approve loans
faster than traditional
banks.
Tool to find eligible PPP
lenders:
https://www.sba.gov/paych
eckprotection/find
PPP Borrower Application
form (for reference, needs
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to be submitted to an
eligible lender not directly
to the SBA):
https://www.sba.gov/sites/
default/files/2020-
04/PPP%20Borrower%20
Application%20Form.pdf
U.S. Small Business
Administration
Economic Injury
Disaster Loan
Emergency
Advance (EIDL)
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$562 million
nationwide
Additional
$60 billion
authorized by
Congress on
4/23/2020
Small business
with less than
500 employees
(including sole
proprietorships,
independent
contractors and
self-employed
persons),
private non-
profit
organization or
501(c)(19)
veterans
organizations
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic, small business owners in all U.S.
states, Washington D.C., and territories are
eligible to apply for an Economic Injury
Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. This
advance will provide economic relief to
businesses that are currently experiencing a
temporary loss of revenue. Funds will be made
available following a successful application.
The Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance
funds will be made available within days of a
successful application, and this loan advance
will not have to be repaid.
Rolling Direct link to application:
https://covid19relief.sba.go
v/#/
U.S. Small Business
Administration
SBA Express Bridge
Loans
N/A –
Existing
Program
Total funding
N/A
Small
businsses who
currently have
a business
relationship
with SBA
Express Bridge Loan Pilot Program allows
small businesses who currently have a
business relationship with an SBA Express
Lender to access up to $25,000 quickly.
These loans can provide vital economic
support to small businesses to help overcome
the temporary loss of revenue they are
experiencing and can be a term loans or used
to bridge the gap while applying for a direct
SBA Economic Injury Disaster loan. If a small
business has an urgent need for cash while
waiting for decision and disbursement on an
Economic Injury Disaster Loan, they may
qualify for an SBA Express Disaster Bridge
Loan
Rolling
For the COVID-
19 Emergency
Declaration,
EBL loans can
be approved
through March
13, 2021.
Direct link to program
guide:
https://www.sba.gov/sites/
default/files/2020-
03/Express-Bridge-Loan-
Pilot-Program-Guide-
FINAL-3.25.20.pdf
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U.S. Small Business
Administration
SBA Debt Relief
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Businesses
with a current
SBA loan
As part of SBA's debt relief efforts,
• The SBA will automatically pay the
principal, interest, and fees of current
7(a), 504, and microloans for a period
of six months.
• The SBA will also automatically pay
the principal, interest, and fees of new
7(a), 504, and microloans issued prior
to September 27, 2020.
N/A No action needed – SBA
automatically providing
debt relief
Employee retention
credit for employers
subject to closure
due to COVID-19
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Businesses of
all sizes
The provision provides a refundable payroll
tax credit for 50 percent of wages paid by
employers to employees during the COVID-19
crisis.
▪ The credit is available to employers whose
(1) operations were fully or partially
suspended, due to a COVID-19-related
shutdown order, or (2) gross receipts declined
by more than 50 percent when compared to
the same quarter in the prior year.
TBD Process for applying for
payroll credit TBD
U.S. Economic
Development
Administration
Economic
Adjustment
Assistance (EAA)
Program
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$1.5 billion
nationwide
Businesses of
all sizes
The CARES Act includes $1.5 billion for
economic adjustment assistance to help
revitalize local communities after the pandemic
through the EDA’s Econonomic Adjustment
Assistance Program.
EAA assistance can be used for tourism or
manufacturing supply chains, capitalize local
funds to provide low-interest loans to
businesses of all sizes, and support other
locally-identified priorities for economic
recovery.
Eligible applicants will include EDA-designated
Economic Development Districts (EDDs);
Tribes or a consortium of Tribes; states and
local governments; institutions of higher
education or a consortium of institutions; and
TBD EDA One-Pager for EAA
Program:
https://www.eda.gov/pdf/a
bout/Economic-
Adjustment-Assistance-
Program-1-Pager.pdf
Congressional Research
Service overview of EDA
funding in the CARES Act:
https://crsreports.congress
.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN1130
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nonprofit organizations acting in cooperation
with officials of a political subdivision of a state
Under the base EAA program, the EDA
generally allows for the federal share to be 50-
80% of the project cost, with some exceptions.
EAA grants for disaster economic recovery
activities may be funded with up to 100%
federal cost share.
National Endowment
for the Arts
CARES Act Direct
Grants to Nonprofits
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$45 million
(60% of
CARES Act
allocation)
National
Endowment for
the Arts award
recipients from
the past four
years.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act includes $75 million in
funding for the National Endowment for the
Arts. NEA will distribute 60% of this funding as
direct grants to nonprofit arts organizations
across the country to help these entities and
their employees endure the economic
hardships caused by the forced closure of
their operations due to the spread of COVID-
19. These funds are intended to help save
jobs in the arts sector and keep the doors
open to the thousands of organizations that
add value to America’s economy and the
creative life of our communities.
This program will be carried out through one-
time grants to eligible nonprofit organizations
including arts organizations, local arts
agencies, statewide assemblies of local arts
agencies, arts service organizations, units of
state or local government, federally
recognized tribal communities or tribes, and a
wide range of other organizations that can
help advance the goals of the Arts
Endowment and this program
April 22, 2020 All applicants must be
previous National
Endowment for the Arts
award recipients from the
past four years.
Support is limited to any or
all of the following:
• Salary support, full
or partial, for one or more
positions that are critical to
an organization’s artistic
mission.
• Fees for artists
and/or contractual
personnel to maintain or
expand the period during
which such persons would
be engaged.
• Facilities costs
such as rent and utilities.
National Endowment
for the Arts
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$30 million
(40% of
CARES Act
allocation)
California Arts
Council, who
will then
provide grants
to support arts
organizations,
The NEA will apportion 40% of the CARES
Act funding to state and regional arts
agencies, who should be receiving this
funding by April 30. The CA Arts Council will
be receiving California’s portion of the funds,
but information is not yet available as to how
TBD State arts agencies
expected to receive funds
by April 30. Process for
distributing funds to
subrecipients TBD.
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museums, the CAC will distribute its allocation to other
libraries, and organizations in the state. More information
other will be available in the coming weeks
organizations
National Endowment S. 3548/H.R 40% ($30 State and The CARES Act includes $75 million to state TBD Timing and process for
for the Humanities 748 million) of jurisdictional arts and humanities agencies to provide distributing funds TBD.
(CARES $75 million humanities grants and support museums, libraries, and
Act) CARES Act councils other organizations during the coronavirus
allocation crisis. Approximately 40 percent of the
appropriation, or $30 million, will go directly to
the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities
councils to support local cultural nonprofits
and educational programming
National Endowment
for the Humanities
NEH CARES:
Cultural
Organizations Grant
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
60% ($45
million ) of
$75 million
CARES Act
allocation
Will fund 300-
600
recipients
Museums,
libraries and
archives,
historic sites,
independent
research
institutions,
professional
organizations,
colleges and
universities,
and other
cultural
organizations
The National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) has received supplemental funding to
provide emergency relief to institutions and
organizations working in the humanities that
have been affected by the coronavirus. In
keeping with Congress's intent in enacting the
CARES Act, proposed short-term projects
should emphasize retaining or hiring
humanities staff.
NEH invites applications from eligible
organizations seeking support for at-risk
humanities positions and projects that have
been impacted by the coronavirus. Through
this funding opportunity, NEH will award grants
to museums, libraries and archives, historic
sites, independent research institutions,
professional organizations, colleges and
universities, and other cultural organizations
across the country to help these entities
continue to advance their mission during the
interruption of their operations due to the
coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2020 Application must be
submitted via grants.gov
Direct link to NOFO:
https://www.neh.gov/sites/
default/files/inline-
files/NEH%20CARES%20
Cultural%20Organizations
%20notice%20of%20fundi
ng%20opportunity%20202
00511-AH-GA-HC-RJ-
PB%20%281%29.pdf
NEH COVID-19 FAQs:
https://www.neh.gov/COVI
D19_FAQs
Small organizations with annual operating
costs less than or equal to $200,000 may
request up to $30,000.
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Mid-size organizations with annual operating
costs greater than $200,000 and less than or
equal to $3,000,000 may request up to 15
percent of their annual operating costs.
Large organizations with annual operating
costs greater than $3,000,000 may request up
to $300,000.
The period of performance may begin as early
as June 15, 2020 and must end on or before
December 31, 2020.
Emergency Family
And Medical Leave
Expansion Act
H.R. 6201 No more than
$200 per day
and $10,000
in aggregate.
Private
Employers
Individual employees will receive Paid Family
and Medical Leave to care for a child whose
school or day care has closed due to quarantine or isolation orders.
N/A Employers will receive tax
credits to cover costs of
required paid leave.
Families First
Coronavirus
Response Act
• Private sector employers with fewer
than 500 workers and all government
entities and must provide
• Small businesses with fewer than 50
employees may be exempt if
unfeasible
• First 10 days are unpaid
• Up to 12 weeks of partially paid family
leave
Emergency Paid Sick
Leave Act
H.R. 6201 Various Private
employers
Individual employees will receive Paid Sick
Leave if they are unable to work because of the
COVID–19 pandemic:
N/A Employers will receive tax
credits to cover costs of
required paid leave.
Families First
Coronavirus
Response Act
• Private sector employers with fewer
than 500 workers and all government
entities and must provide
• Small businesses with fewer than 50
employees may be exempt if
unfeasible
Up to 2 weeks paid sick leave as follows:
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• No more than $500 per day and $5,100
in aggregate if unable to work because
of:
o Quarantine or isolation orders
o Experiencing symptoms of COVID–19
• No more than $200 per day and $2,000
in aggregate if unable to work because
of:
o Caring for sick individuals Caring for children
Tax Credits For Paid
Sick And Paid Family
And Medical Leave
H.R. 6201 Up to 100%
of costs.
Private
employers
Employers will be eligible for refundable payroll
tax credits for employers to cover costs of all
required paid leave provided under the
Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
N/A
Families First
Coronavirus
Response Act
• Includes amounts employers pay for a
worker’s health insurance plan
Self-employed individuals will be eligible to
cover their own costs
Yelp
Relief for
restaurants and
bars impacted by
the Coronavirus
N/A –
Private
Assistance
$25 million
Assistance is
in-kind
Private
businesses
who use Yelp
advertising
services
Yelp has announced $25 million in relief,
primarily focused on supporting independent
local restaurant and nightlife businesses, in the
form of waived advertising fees, and free
advertising, products and services. These relief
efforts are primarily only available to small,
independently owned restaurant and nightlife
businesses and franchisees in the U.S.,
Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto
Rico with fewer than five locations and that
purchased their Yelp products directly through
Yelp
N/A Eligible businesses will see
a banner announcing the
relief package when they
log into their Yelp for
Business account and can
directly access this
assistance through their
account.
As part of this relief effort, eligible restaurants
and nightlife will receive free access to Yelp
page upgrades and three months of free
access to Yelp Reservations and Waitlist. For
restaurant clients that offer delivery and/or
takeout, Yelp will also provide $100 in free
search advertising.
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Kabbage
COVID-19 Small
Business Gift
Certificate Support
N/A –
Private
Assistance
N/A,
Assistance is
in-kind
Private small
businesses
Kabbage is spearheading an initiative that
allows small businesses to offer online gift
certificates and connects them with consumers
across the country.
N/A
Through Kabbage Payments™, any business
can sign up to sell gift certificates online, and
anyone can purchase them to support
participating small businesses.
Facebook
Small Business
Grants Program
N/A –
Private
Assistance
$100 million
across 30
countries
Private small
businesses
Facebook is offering $100M in cash grants and
ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small
businesses in over 30 countries where it
operate.
TBD Interim application
guidance:
https://www.facebook.com/
business/boost/grants/appl
ication-guide
Eligible uses of funds will include
• Assisting with rent costs
• Keeping workers paid
• Connecting with more customers
• Covering opreatoinal costs
Facebook will begin taking applications in the
coming weeks and will soon share more
specific application information.
The James Beard
Foundation (JBF)
Food and Beverage
Industry Relief Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
Total funding
TBD
Flat award
amounts of
$15,000 for
selected
recipients
Food and
beverage
businesses
The James Beard Foundation’s is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization whose mission is to
celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other
leaders making America's food culture more
delicious, diverse, and sustainable for
everyone.
JBF has launched a fund that will be gathering
support from corporate, foundation, and
individual donors to provide micro-grants to
independent food and beverage businesses in
need.
Round 1 – April
3, 2020
Additional
rounds TBD
Eligiblity criteria,
application process, and
materials are currently
under development. JBF
will provie more information
as it becomes available.
Restaurant Workers’ N/A – TBD, the Individual The RCWF Board of Directors has approved TBD Specifics about eligibility
Community Private Association is restaurant directing funds raised during this crisis to be and application process
Foundation Assistance still workers, allocated in the following ways: still to come
fundraising nonprofits,
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COVID19 Crisis
Relief Fund
small business
restaurants
• 50% for direct relief to individual
restaurant workers
• 25% for non-profit organizations
serving restaurant workers in crisis
• 25% for zero-interest loans for
restaurants to get back up and running
South San Francisco
Foundation (SFF)
SFF COVID-19
Emergency
Response Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
Grants of
$3,000 to
$25,000
Nonprofits,
priority for
organizations in
the 5-county
Bay Area
Through the SFF COVID-19 Emergency
Response Fund, SFF will make a limited
number of one-time grants ($3,000 – $25,000)
to nonprofits addressing the following four
issue areas, described in greater detail below:
racial bias, worker protection, homelessness
and renter protection/housing security, and
food security. If approved, grants will be
processed within 10-15 days of application
receipt.
SFF will prioritize nonprofit and fiscally
sponsored organizations in the five-county Bay
Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San
Francisco, and San Mateo)
TBD SFF expects to have
multiple waves of funding
over the next several
months to meet these
needs
No Kid Hungry
Coronavirus Grants
N/A –
Private
Assistance
N/A School districts
and nonprofit
organizations
No Kid Hungry is offering emergency grants to
support local school districts and nonprofit
organizations in their efforts to ensure kids get
the nutritious food they need.
Ongoing Direct link to submit initial
request:
https://www.nokidhungry.o
rg/coronavirus-grant-
request
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
Foundation
Save Small
Business Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
Fixed award
of $5,000
Small
businesses
employing
between 3 and
20 people,
located in
economically
vulnerable
communities
(as determined
by zip code
according to
the Distressed
Funded by corporate and philanthropic
partners, the Save Small Business Fund is a
collective effort to provide $5,000 grants to as
many small employers as possible.
Application
opened
4/20/2020
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Communities
Index)
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ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)
Economic Impact
Payments
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$1,200 for
individuals or
$2,400 for
married
couples and
up to $500
for each
qualifying
child
Americans with
a social
security
number
Tax filers with adjusted gross income up to
$75,000 for individuals and up to $150,000 for
married couples filing joint returns will receive
the full payment. For filers with income above
those amounts, the payment amount is
reduced by $5 for each $100 above the
$75,000/$150,000 thresholds. Single filers with
income exceeding $99,000 and $198,000 for
joint filers with no children are not eligible.
Social Security recipients and railroad retirees
who are otherwise not required to file a tax
return are also eligible and will not be required
to file a return.
N/A Payments will be
distributed automatically.
No action required for most
people. Ttaxpayers who
typically do not file returns
will need to submit a simple
tax return to receive the
economic impact payment.
Many individuals have
started receiving their
direct deposit stimulus
checks as of 4/15/2020.
Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for
either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive
an economic impact payment of up to $1,200
for individuals or $2,400 for married couples
and up to $500 for each qualifying child.
There will be a delay in
printed checks.
California
Administrator:
Employment
Development
Department (EDD)
Pandemic
Additional
Compensation
(PAC)
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Individuals
experiencing
temporary
unemployment
that are eligible
for state UI
benefits
Starting Sunday, for the week ending April 11,
2020, the EDD will begin paying an additional
$600 on top of current weekly benefit amount
for current UI recipients, using supplemental
federal government as part of the federal
CARES Act.
For someone receiving the most recent
average Unemployment Insurance payment of
$340 a week, a usual biweekly payment would
equal $680. With the extra payment, that
biweekly payment would increase to $1,880.
Extra payments
can continue to
those who
remain
impacted and
otherwise
eligible for
benefits
through the
week ending
July 31, 2020.
Claimants do not need to
do anything to receive this
extra funding. The EDD will
automatically add the full
$600 to each week of
current benefits that are
paid every two weeks
The first week the additional payments can be
made is for the week ending April 4, not before.
Separate retroactive payments will be
automatically issued soon to those who had an
active claim that week.
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California
Administrator:
Employment
Development
Department (EDD)
Pandemic
Unemployment
Assistance
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Individuals
experiencing
temporary
unemployment
that are not
usually eligible
for state UI
benefits
(business
owners, self-
employed
individuals,
business
contractors,
etc.)
As part of the federal CARES Act, the new
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
program helps unemployed Californians who
are business owners, self-employed,
independent contractors, have limited work
history, and others not usually eligible for
regular state UI benefits who are out of
business or services are significantly reduced
as a direct result of the pandemic. The
provisions of the program once operational
include:
• Up to 39 weeks of benefits starting with
weeks of unemployment beginning
February 2, 2020, through the week ending
December 31, 2020, depending on when
you became directly impacted by the
pandemic.
• An additional $600 to each PUA weekly
benefit amount you may be eligible to
receive, as part of the separate CARES Act
Pandemic Additional Compensation
program. Only the weeks of a claim
between March 29 and July 31 are eligible
for the extra $600 payments.
The PUA benefits are payable if you don’t
qualify for regular UI benefits in California or
another state and also do not qualify for State
Disability Insurance or Paid Family Leave
benefits. This includes:
• Business owners
• Self-employed individuals
• Independent contractors
• Individuals who may have qualified for
regular UI benefits but have collected all
benefits for which they are eligible.
You must also meet one of the following
criteria:
Applications
accepted
starting April
28, 2020
For now, individuals should
follow the current
instructions to apply for UI
benefits.
Instructions for setting up
UI account to apply for
benefits:
https://www.edd.ca.gov/pd
f_pub_ctr/de2338h.pdf
As of 4/12/2020, California
workers who are receiving
unemployment benefits are
begin receiving the extra
$600 on top of their weekly
amount, as authorized by
the CARES Act
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Deadline Comments
• You have been diagnosed with COVID-19
or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-
19 and are seeking a medical diagnosis.
• You are unable to work because a health
care provider advised you to self-
quarantine due to concerns related to
COVID-19.
• A member of your household has been
diagnosed with COVID-19.
• You are providing care for a family member
or a member of your household who has
been diagnosed with COVID-19.
• A child or other person in the household for
whom you have primary caregiving
responsibility is unable to attend school or
another facility that is closed as a direct
result of the COVID-19 and the school or
facility care is required for you to work.
• You became the breadwinner or major
support for a household because the head
of the household has died as a direct result
of COVID-19.
• You have to quit your job as a direct result
of COVID-19.
• Your place of employment is closed as a
direct result of COVID-19.
• You were scheduled to start a job that is
now unavailable as a direct result of the
COVID-19 public health emergency.
• You are unable to reach the place of
employment as a direct result of the
COVID-19 public health emergency.
If you work as an independent contractor with
reportable income, you may also qualify for
PUA benefits if you are unemployed, partially
employed, or unable or unavailable to work
because the COVID-19 public health
emergency has severely limited your ability to
continue performing your customary work
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activities, and has thereby forced you to stop
working.
The EDD is sorting through details from the U.S
Department of Labor as to how they want this
complex program to work in issuing payments
that the federal government will be funding.
The EDD PUA page will be updated with
instructions for filing a claim for PUA benefits
when details become available.
Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) and
Secretary of the
Treasury
Special rules for use
of retirement funds
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Individuals with
eligible
retirement
accounts
Consistent with previous disaster-related relief,
the CARES Act includes a provision that
waives the 10-percent early withdrawal penalty
for distributions up to $100,000 from qualified
retirement accounts for coronavirus-related
purposes made on or after January 1, 2020.
The special withdrawal rules apply to eligible
retirement plans, which include individual
retirement accounts and annuities (IRAs),
qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock
bonus plans (including 401(k) plans), qualified
403(a) annuity plans, 403(b) annuity contracts
and custodial accounts, and governmental
section 457 deferred compensation plans.
Individuals will still have to pay federal income
taxes on withdrawals, but can elect to pay the
federal income tax on the distribution over 3
years or repay the distribution within a 3-year
period to an eligible retirement plan.
To qualify, the affected participant or account
owner (including a spouse or dependent) must
either be diagnosed with COVID-19 or
experiencing adverse financial consequences
as a result of events including, but not limited
to, quarantine, furlough, lay-offs, reduced work
hours, no available childcare, business closing
or reduced business hours (self-employed), or
N/A The IRS and Treasury
Secretary have not yet
issued final guidance for
implementation of
provisions, but measures
are effective retroactive to
the beginning of this year.
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other factors determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
SNAP Program S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$15.5 billion Low-income
individuals and
families eligible
for SNAP
The CARES Act includes $15.5 billion in
additional funding for SNAP, to be distributed
through existing channels.
TBD
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Section 8
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$3 billion Public housing
agencies and
Section 8-
eligible
households
The CARES Act includes $1.935 billion to allow
public housing agencies to keep over 3.2
million Section 8 voucher and public housing
households stably housed. It also includes $1
billion to allow the continuation of housing
assistance contracts with private landlords for
over 1.2 million Project-Based Section 8
households.
TBD
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$590 million Veterans The CARES Act includes $590 million for VA to
devote to supporting veterans at an increased
risk of contracting coronavirus. It includes
funding for the Health Care for Homeless
Veterans program, the Supportive Services for
Veterans Families program, and the Grant and
Per Diem program. This funding will help
veterans get treatment and provide support for
those who are homeless or at risk of eviction.
TBD Details for accessing funds
TBD
One Fair Wage
Emergency Fund
N/A –
Private
assistance
N/A,
organization
is actively
fundraising
Tipped workers
and other
service workers
(restaurant
worker, delivery
driver, or
Uber/Lyft
driver)
The One Fair Wage Emergency fund is
providing cash assistance to restaurant
workers, car service drivers, delivery workers,
personal service workers who are facing
unprecedented economic hardship from the
coronavirus crisis.
Ongoing Direct link to intake fund:
https://ofwemergencyfund.
org/help
Penny Appeal USA
COVID-19 Financial
Hardship Grant
N/A –
Private
Assistance
No award
limits
specified
Individuals Penny Appeal USA is an independent non-
governmental 501 (c) (3) organization working
to create the best societies we can and to break
the cycles of need and poverty for good.
Ongoing, first-
come, first-
served basis
Application form filled out
online, funding is for
individuals/families.
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Recipients Funding Description Application
Deadline Comments
Penny Appeal USA invites those economically
affected by COVID-19 to apply for a COVID19
Financial Hardship Grant. Successful
applicants will be awarded a grant for use
towards food, bills and any uncovered living
expenses as a result of quarantine and/or work
and school closures.
Preference will be given to applicants based on
the criteria outlined below:
• Family Income
• Family Size
• Nature of family (preference toward
single-headed households)
• Estimated expenses vs income
United Way of the
Inland Valleys
Inland SoCal
COVID-19 Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
No award
limits
specified
Individuals The Inland SoCal COVID-19 Fund is a
collaborative fund between United Way of the
Inland Valleys and Inland Empire United Way.
Funds raised will support technology and
infrastructure support for 211 Riverside and
211 San Bernardino as well as direct relief
efforts for individuals in Riverside and San
Bernardino Counties impacted by COVID-19.
Direct assistance funds will be available
depending on the funding received. To be
considered for funding support, applicants
must fill out an online form.
Rolling Funding is only available
for Riverside and San
Bernardino County
residents. Funds are
allocated based on multiple
factors, including zip code
of applicant.
California Community
Foundation (CCF)
COVID-19 LA
County Response
Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
Various
(Most awards
are
microgrants
under
$5,000)
Individuals and
community
organizations
Funding to LA County individuals and
community organizations.
Funding Priorities:
• Mitigating Impacts of School Closures
• Homeless Residents
• Health Clinics
• Individuals & Familes Hardship
Assistance
Rolling
Deadline
Open only to the LA
County.
COVID-19 targeted
expansion to existing Pass
it Along Fund.
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Orange County
United Way
Pandemic Relief
Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
No award
limits
specified
Individuals The Orange County United Way Pandemic
Relief Fund will:
1. Prevent growth in homelessness due to the
economic impacts of COVID-19 to low-income
individuals and families through emergency
support such as rental, food, utility, and other
emergency assistance.
2. Support the public health response to protect
our homeless neighbors; and support
organizations who are on the frontlines through
materials and supplies to prevent the spread of
disease, as well as increasing the overall
capacity of the shelter system to be able to
address the crisis and meet emergency health
standards.
3. Provide support to low-income students and
their families who require assistance with
staying connected to their academic learning
and other emergency services.
4. Provide additional support to our non-profit
partners, such as the local food banks and
other vital community services, so they can
continue doing their critical human services
work in this time of need.
Rolling Individuals in need of
assistance must reach out
directly to OC United Way
Bitwise Industries
COVID-19 Response
Take Care Fund
N/A –
Private
Assistance
Various
(Microgrants
of under
$500)
Individuals,
priority for the
elderly and sick
individuals
Grocery and supply box deliveries to
individuals in Fresno, Tulare, and Madera
counties.
Prioritizes elderly and sick individuals.
Rolling
Deadline
Open only to Fresno,
Tulare, and Madera
counties.
.
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ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
U.S. Department of
Education
Higher Education
Emergency Relief
Fund
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$30.75 billion
total
nationwide
$14.25 billion
nationwide
for institutions
of higher
education
Institutions of
higher
education
The CARES Act includes $30.75 billion for an
Education Stabilization Fund for states, school
districts and institutions of higher education for
costs related to coronavirus. $14.25 billion will
be available for higher education emergency
relief for institutions of higher education to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus.
Funds may be used to defray expenses for
institutions of higher education, such as lost
revenue, technology costs associated with a
transition to distance education, and grants to
students for food, housing, course materials,
technology, health care, and childcare.
Rolling via
grants.gov
Formula allocations for
univiersities:
https://www2.ed.gov/about
/offices/list/ope/allocationsf
orsection18004a1ofcaresa
ct.pdf
Link to grants.gov
application for universities:
https://www.grants.gov/we
b/grants/search-
grants.html
Student borrowers would get a six-month
reprieve from loan payments but not debt
cancellation.
Also allows institutions to award additional
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
(SEOG) for emergency aid.
Allows institutions to issue work-study
payments to students who are unable to work
due to work-place closures as a lump sum or in
payments similar to paychecks.
The dollars allocated to the Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund are distributed as
follows:
90% will be disbursed directly to Institutions of
Higher Education using the existing Title IV
distribution system in order for Institutions of
Higher Education to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, apportioned according
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to the relative share of Pell Grant recipients.
5% will be reserved for HBCUs, and the
remaining 5% s reserved for grants to smaller
Institutions of Higher Education that have the
“greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus.”
U.S. Department of
Education
Pell Grants Updates
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
N/A Students who
are Pell Grant
recipients
For students who dropped out of school as a
result of COVID -19, the student is not required
to return Pell grants or federal student loans to
the Secretary. Additionally, the student’s
grades will not affect a student’s federal
academic requirements to continue to receive
Pell Grants or student loans
N/A No specific action needed
on the part of the student
The CARES Act also waives the requirement
that institutions calculate the amount of grant
or loan assistance that the institution must
return to the Secretary in the case of students
who dropped out of school as a result of
COVID-19.
Mission Asset Fund
California College
Student Emergency
Support Fund
N/A N/A Students To support California college students through
these unprecedented times, MAF has
established the CA College Student Support
Fund. Eligible students will receive a $500
grant to help manage their financial needs –
whether that's class materials, rent, or personal
expenses.
N/A
To be eligible for the California College Student
Emergency Support Fund, students must:
•Be currently enrolled full-time (12+ units) as an
undergraduate at a California Community
College, California State University, or
University of California campus
•Have earned at least 24 semester units or 36
quarter units (i.e., one academic year of
coursework)
•Be low-income, with a maximum Estimated
Family Contribution (EFC) of $5,576
(equivalent to eligibility for Pell Grant) or
eligible for a California College Promise Grant
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Fee Waiver (formerly known as the BOG fee
waiver)
University of
California
Adjusted
Admissions
Requirements
N/A N/A Students
looking to enroll
in the UC
system for Fall
2020
In response to COVID-19’s impact on
secondary education, the UC Board of Regents
approved a series of critical, short-term
measures:
• Suspending the letter grade
requirement for A-G courses
completed in winter/spring/summer
2020 for all students, including UC’s
most recently admitted freshmen.
• Suspending the standardized test
requirement for students applying for
fall 2021 freshman admission.
• Providing that there will be no
rescission of student admissions offers
that result from students or schools
missing official final transcript
deadlines, and student retention of
admission status through the first day
of class until official documents are
received by campuses.
• For transfer students, temporarily
suspending the cap on the number of
transferable units with “pass/no pass”
grading applied toward the minimum
60 semester/90 quarter units required
for junior standing.
N/A No specific action needed
on the part of students
Final transcripts still by July
1 where possible.
If schools are unable or
unsure about their ability to
issue transcripts by this
date, they may notify UC at
AskUC@ucop.edu and
include a date when
transcripts are expected to
be available.
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Deadline Comments
ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Various Programs
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$590 million Veterans
experiencing
homelessness,
veteran families
The CARES Act includes $590 million for VA to
devote to supporting veterans at an increased
risk of contracting coronavirus. It includes
funding for the Health Care for Homeless
Veterans program, the Supportive Services for
Veterans Families program, and the Grant and
Per Diem program. This funding will help
veterans get treatment and provide support for
those who are homeless or at risk of eviction.
TBD Details for accessing funds
TBD
U.S. Department of
Labor
Training and
Support Services
Programs
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
$360 million Veterans
experiencing
homelessness
The CARES Act includes $360 million for the
Department of Labor for programs that provide
training and supportive services for dislocated
workers, seniors, migrant farmworkers, and
homeless veterans. This also includes funding
for DOL agencies to ensure implement new
Paid Leave and UI benefits.
TBD Details for accessing funds
TBD
Economic Impact
Payments
S. 3548/H.R
748
(CARES
Act)
Americans with
a social
security
number,
including
veterans
As a result of the CARES Act being passed and
signed into law, each American with a social
security number will be receiving a $1,200
economic impact payment ($2,400 for married
couples) to help relieve some of the financial
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax
returns filed in 2019 or 2018 will be used to
identify who is eligible for this payment. The
value of these payments phases out for
taxpayers with incomes above $75,000
($150,000 for a married couple).
N/A Veterans that do not
typically file taxes can input
their payment information
at this link to ensure receipt
of their stimulus payment:
https://www.irs.gov/corona
virus/non-filers-enter-
payment-info-here
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Legislation Text
Subject: Emergency Assistance Funds for Tenants at Risk of Eviction due to Impacts of the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19)continued
1. Adopt Resolution No. 20-040 Contributing $50,000 in Emergency Assistance Funds to West
Valley Community Services and $100,000 in Emergency Assistance Loan Funds to Meriwest
Credit Union for Tenants at Risk of Eviction Due to Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID
-19)
2. Approve a $50,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing Funds (AHF)
or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to West Valley Community Services
(WVCS)for emergency assistance funds to assist tenants at risk of eviction due to impacts of
COVID-19
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with WVCS.
4. Approve a $100,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing Funds (AHF)
or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to Meriwest Credit Union for the
Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program to assist tenants at risk of eviction due to
impacts of COVID-19
5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a $100,000 contract with Meriwest Credit
Union
6. Receive presentation from Earnin
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: April 28, 2020
Subject
Emergency Assistance Funds for Tenants at Risk of Eviction due to Impacts of the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued
Recommended Action
1. Adopt draft resolution
2. Approve a $50,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing
Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to West Valley
Community Services (WVCS) for emergency assistance funds to assist tenants at
risk of eviction due to impacts of COVID-19
3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with WVCS.
4. Approve a $100,000 contribution [Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing
Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) funds] to Meriwest
Credit Union for the Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program to assist
tenants at risk of eviction due to impacts of COVID-19
5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a $100,000 contract with
Meriwest Credit Union
6. Receive presentation from Earnin
Discussion
On March 24, 2020, City Council held a public hearing to discuss emergency assistance
funds for tenants at risk of eviction due to impacts of COVID-19. Council directed staff
to reach out to other West Valley cities and local businesses, identify the immediate needs
of WVCS, and explore options for a loan program for tenants impacted by COVID-19.
Update
Coordination with Other West Valley Cities and Local Businesses
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As noted on March 24th, cities in the West Valley region have expressed an interest in
working together for a long-term funding strategy for WVCS. The City Manager is
working on this collaboration and will provide Council with updates as things progress.
The City has reached out to its large commercial property owners, letting them know that
the City is working on various ways to continue supporting WVCS, including additional
funding. In cooperation with City efforts, Apple has committed a $100,000 donation to
WVCS. These funds are unrestricted and will assist WVCS in meeting the increased
demand for services in the community.
Identify the Immediate Needs of WVCS
Staff contacted WVCS to discuss the original request of $50,000-75,000 for rent and
mortgage assistance to Cupertino residents impacted by COVID-19. At this time, WVCS
strives to assist individuals in reducing their debt load and they are not equipped to
administer a loan program. WVCS has been able to source food from new channels and
is not concerned about their ability to buy food. WVCS expressed that they do not wish
to pursue a donation for the food pantry, and that rental assistance is more critical at this
time.
Staff is recommending that the City contribute $50,000 to WVCS to assist households in
the West Valley region impacted by COVID-19. WVCS has proposed a 10%
administration fee and will implement a maximum cap of $3,000 in grant funds per
household.
Explore Options for A Loan Program for Tenants Impacted by COVID-19
Meriwest Credit Union
The City reached out to Meriwest Credit Union to discuss potential ways to provide low
interest loans to help Cupertino residents with rental assistance during the COVID -19
Shelter in Place Order. Based off of a $100,000 contribution from the City, Meriwest has
drafted a low interest loan program proposal for City of Cupertino income qualified
residents to provide rental assistance payments to help keep them housed during these
very uncertain times, see attachment B. Highlights include the following:
Available to Cupertino residents only
Max Loan Amount: Lesser of two months rental payment or $3,000
Terms: 1% APR and first payment due in 180 days
Borrower’s Household Income must be less than or equal to 100% of Area
Median Income as shown below:
1 2 3 4 5
30%-ELI 30750 35150 39550 43900 47450
50%-VLI 51250 58550 65850 73150 79050
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80%-LI 72750 83150 93550 103900 112250
100%-MI 92000 105100 118250 131400 141900
120%-Mod 110400 126150 141950 157700 170300
In addition, the City is responsible for 100% of all outstanding loan balance and accrued
interest in the event of a default. Meriwest will charge the City a one -time $50 loan
servicing fee for each new loan funded. Post chargeoff, 100% of any recovery payments
will be returned to the City on a monthly basis.
Funding Sources
Council directed staff to review the use of BMR AHF for emergency assistance funds. It
has been determined that this would be an eligible use of BMR AHF because fees are
based on the need for affordable housing created by new jobs in the community. The
current need is created by businesses creating jobs and then laying off people which
creates a sufficient nexus between the use of the funds for emergency rental assistance to
try to keep employees in the community and the reason the funds were collected to allow
them to be used for this purpose In addition, this is an eligible use of the General Fund
HSG. Staff is recommending the use of BMR AHF or General Fund HSG funds.
Additional Funding Sources to Assist Tenants Impacted by Covid-19
CARES Act Allocation
On April 1, 2020, the City received notification from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) that we will receive $229,017 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES Act) supplemental funding for FY 20-21. “The authority to
provide housing assistance payments for rent, mortgage, utilities for up to 24 months.”
is listed as an eligible use and staff is actively working with the Santa Clara County CDBG
Consortium to identify regulations and timelines for this funding source. Staff will
provide Council with updates as things progress.
Earnin
Earnin is an online financial platform that empowers workers by giving them the tools to
take control of their finances. Earnin is a direct-to-consumer model that provides access
to earnings with no fees such as overdraft and late fees. Ea rnin advances money that
employees have already earned and the money is returned on payday. A representative
from Earnin will provide an overview of the program at the City Council meeting.
Staff will continue to work closely with community partners, including potential funders,
to explore additional efforts to support members of our community, as well as continuing
to seek emergency funds from county, state, and federal sources.
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Sustainability Impact
There are no sustainability impacts.
Fiscal Impact
Sufficient funding will be available and budgeted for the emergency assistance funds.
BMR AHF programs and projects are funded by housing mitigation fees collected from
residential and non-residential development projects. HSG programs are funded
through the General Fund.
Prepared by: Kerri Heusler, Housing Manager
Approved by: Dianne Thompson, Assistant City Manager
Attachments:
A - Draft Resolution
B - Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program Proposal from Meriwest Credit
Union
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RESOLUTION NO. _____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO CONTRIBUTING $50,000 IN
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES
AND $100,000 IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE LOAN FUNDS TO MERIWEST CREDIT
UNION FOR TENANTS AT RISK OF EVICTION DUE TO IMPACTS OF THE NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2020 and pursuant to Section 101080 of the
California Health and Safety Code, the Santa Clara County Health Officer (the
“Health Officer”) declared a local health emergency throughout Santa Clara County
(the “County”) related to the novel coronavirus; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2020, and pursuant to Section 8630 of the California
Government Code, the Santa Clara County Director of Emergency Services
proclaimed a local emergency throughout the County related to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a
State of Emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency
actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help
the State prepare for a broader spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the County issued updated guidance for
workplaces and businesses, stating that employers should take steps to make it more
feasible for their employees to work in ways that minimize close contact with large
numbers of people, including: 1) suspend nonessential employee travel; and 2)
minimize the number of employees working within arm’s length of one another,
including minimizing or canceling large in-person meetings and conferences. The
County also recommended that persons at higher risk of severe illness should stay
home and away from crowded social gatherings of people as much as possible such as
parades, conferences, sporting events, and concerts where large numbers of people
are within arm’s length of one another; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the City Manager of the City of Cupertino
(“City”) declared a local emergency throughout the City related to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the Council ratified and continued the City
Manager’s declaration of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the County issued a new Order mandating a
countywide moratorium on gatherings of more than 100 persons and a conditional
countywide moratorium on gatherings of between 35-100 persons. California
Governor Gavin Newsom also called for bar, wineries, and brewery pubs to close.
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These restrictions impact how businesses operate that rely on customer patronage and
will result in loss of revenue for those that cannot continue to operate their businesses
during this time or must operate under severe restrictions; and
WHEREAS, also on March 16, 2020 the County, along with five other Bay Area
counties, issued a sweeping Shelter in Place Order; and
WHEREAS, the County Superintendent of Schools and all district
superintendents in the County decided to close schools to students for three weeks
beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. These school closures will cause children to have
to remain at home, leading to many parents adjusting their work schedules to take
time off work, whether paid or unpaid. Hourly wage earners are unlikely to be paid
for time off. The inability to work due to school closures will economically strain
those families who cannot afford to take off time from work to stay at home; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom ordered all individuals
living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence, with limited
exceptions, to stop the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the State of Emergency and the subsequent
prohibitions on large gatherings, and shelter in place orders, many City residential
tenants have experienced sudden and substantial income loss due to business and
school closures, layoffs or reductions in work hours and extraordinary out-of-pocket
medical expenses, making it challenging for them to pay rent on time and thus, more
likely to face the prospect of eviction; and
WHEREAS, displacement through eviction destabilizes the living situation of
tenants and impacts the health of Cupertino’s residents by uprooting children from
schools, and disrupting the social ties and networks that are integral to citizens'
welfare and the stability of communities within the City; and
WHEREAS, displacement through eviction creates undue hardship for tenants
through additional relocation costs, stress, and anxiety, and the threat of
homelessness due to the lack of alternative housing; and
WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, affected tenants who
have lost income due to impact on the economy or their employment are at risk of
homelessness if they are evicted for non-payment as they will have little or no income
and thus be unable to secure other housing if evicted; and
WHEREAS, housing instability threatens the public peace, health and safety as
eviction from one’s home can lead to homelessness; loss of community; stress and
anxiety caused by the experience of displacement; interruption of the education of any
children in the home; increased incidence of families moving into overcrowded
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conditions creating greater risk for the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, given the severe consequences to public health and safety
throughout the City that would result from evictions of residential tenants during the
City-wide local health emergency, the City finds and determines that Emergency
Assistance Funds are necessary to assist tenants at risk of eviction due to COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS, West Valley Community Services (WVCS), a Bay Area nonprofit
dedicated to housing and food services for Cupertino and surrounding communities,
reports that the recent outbreak of COVID-19, and the subsequent impacts on
employment in service-sector jobs, are having a dire impact on these communities’
most vulnerable residents; requests for rental assistance have significantly increased,
as both current and new clients are laid off or furloughed without pay; these families
are at risk of becoming homeless, as they are unable to pay their rent at the end of the
month; and a moratorium on evictions would help keep residents housed; and
WHEREAS, Meriwest Credit Union has partnered with the City of Cupertino to
to provide low interest loans to help Cupertino residents with rental assistance during
the COVID-19 Shelter in Place Order. Based off of a $100,000 contribution from the
City, Meriwest has drafted a low interest loan program proposal for City of Cupertino
income qualified residents to provide rental assistance payments to help keep them
housed during these very uncertain times; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council finds that the
adoption and implementation of this Ordinance is not a project under the requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act, together with related State CEQA
Guidelines (collectively, “CEQA”) because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change in the environment. In the event that this Ordinance is found to be a project
under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption contained in CEQA Guidelines
section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have no possibility that the
action approved may have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA applies only
to actions which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to
CEQA. In this circumstance, the proposed action to enact tenant protections would
have no or only a de minimis effect on the environment because it helps preserve the
status quo and reduce displacement. The foregoing determination is made by the City
Council in its independent judgment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino
hereby recommends approval of the Emergency Assistance Funds; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino
authorizes a $50,000 contribution in emergency assistance funds [Below Market Rate
(BMR) Affordable Housing Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant
(HSG) funds] to WVCS for tenants at risk of eviction due to impacts of the novel
coronavirus; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino
authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with WVCS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino
authorizes a $100,000 contribution in emergency assistance loan funds [Below Market
Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing Funds (AHF) or General Fund Human Services Grant
(HSG) funds] to Meriwest Credit Union for the Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan
Program to assist tenants at risk of eviction due to impacts of the novel coronavirus;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cupertino
authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Meriwest
Credit Union.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 28th day of April, 2020 by the following vote:
Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
__________________
Steven Scharf, Mayor
City of Cupertino
________________________
Date
ATTEST:
________________________
Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
________________________
Date
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Heather Minner, City Attorney
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Date
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Date: 4/17/2020
To: Deborah Feng, City Manager City of Cupertino
From: Jeff Barnes, Chief Lending Officer, Meriwest Credit Union
Subject: Renter’s Assistance Low Interest Loan Program Proposal from Meriwest Credit Union
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss potential ways to provide low interest loans to help
Cupertino residents with rental assistance during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place Order.
Meriwest has drafted a low interest loan program proposal for City of Cupertino income
qualified residents to provide rental assistance payments to help keep them housed during
these very uncertain times. While the proposal is based on more liberal but traditional
underwriting guidelines, we remain open to exploring the proposal with you and your team in
more detail and share in the mutual goal of providing economic support to the residents our of
community.
Please review the attached file and reach out if you have any questions or would like to explore
a different approach. Thank you again for your kind consideration of this proposal and w e look
forward to our continued support and partnership.
Sincerely,
Jeff Barnes
SVP, Chief Lending Officer
Cc: Julie Kirsch, CEO Meriwest Credit Union
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Low Interest Rental Assistance Loan Program Proposed Program Framework
Borrower must be resident of City of Cupertino-show proof of residency (utility bill,
insurance bill, cable or internet, cell phone bill dated within last 45 days)
Borrower may not have an active mortgage on their credit report.
Borrower’s Household Income must be less than or equal to 100% of Area Median
Income as shown below:
1 2 3 4 5
30%-ELI 30750 35150 39550 43900 47450
50%-VLI 51250 58550 65850 73150 79050
80%-LI 72750 83150 93550 103900 112250
100%-MI 92000 105100 118250 131400 141900
120%-Mod 110400 126150 141950 157700 170300
Household income shall include the actual income received from Wages, Tips,
Unemployment Income, Salary, Social Security, SDI, Alimony, Child Support and Income
from Investments. Income shall not include imputed income from retirement accounts
or other investments in which earnings are automatically reinvested. Proof of Income
will be required. The Debt to Income (DTI) including the new loan shall not be greater
than 60%. Debts shall include all obligations listed on credit bureau report plus monthly
rental payment. Utilities not included in monthly rental payment will not be included in
DTI.
FICO v8 credit score must be 620 or greater for primary borrower
Purpose of the Loan shall be towards Housing Payment.
Signed Certification of Household Size shall be required from borrower(s)
Loans shall be considered unsecured for credit bureau reporting purposes.
Proceeds shall be made payable to borrower(s).
Borrower must have a valid SSN, loans to borrowers using Taxpayer Identification
Number (ITIN) are prohibited
Borrower must pay a one-time $5 membership fee
Terms of Loan:
Max Loan Amount: Lesser of two months rental payment or $3,000
Max Term: Up to 24 months
First Payment Date =up to 180 days from date of funding
Borrower Payment History will be reported to credit bureaus
Borrower paid APR shall be 1%
Borrower’s shall become members of the Meriwest-but not required to open additional
accounts
Standard late fees will be charged.
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City of Cupertino Pledge
City of Cupertino shall deposit $100K from non-restricted funds into a share account-
hold placed on account.
City of Cupertino shall guarantee 100% of outstanding loan balance and accrued interest
if payment default occurs. Any outstanding late fees will be reversed prior to chargeoff.
A one-time $50 loan life of loan servicing fee shall be invoiced for each new loan funded
in the program.
City of Cupertino will make MCU whole on any chargeoff debt. Unpaid balance to be
recovered from City of Cupertino shall be equal to 100% of Unpaid Principal Balance,
plus all accrued interest through date of chargeoff.
Post chargeoff, 100% of any recovery payments will be returned to City of Cupertino on
a monthly basis.
MCU Collection/Reporting Obligations
MCU will process, underwrite, approve, prepare and collect signed loan documents,
disburse, and service loans. Borrowers will receive monthly statements showing
payment due dates, amounts, loan balance, etc.
MCU shall perform normal collection procedures on personal loans, including
statements, courtesy calls for missed or late payments, and bankruptcy processing as
needed.
After 60 days of Delinquency, loans will be recommended for charge off and included in
monthly invoice sent to City of Cupertino.
Each month, Meriwest will send to City a standard report listing of all loans made, loan
status, unpaid principal balance, monthly payment and next scheduled payment date.
City and MCU to agree on reporting template.
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