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| COVID-19 Related to City Services and Operations | Non-City COVID-19 Questions and Help |
| Email COVID-19@cityofirving.org | |
| Call (972) 721-6655 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F) | Visit 211Texas.org |
The City of Irving encourages the community to come together to ensure businesses endure and workers have jobs when the COVID-19 crisis subsides.
The Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to Distance Socially, Eat Locally! See a list of Chamber members who are open for business and ready to serve the community.
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act | Read Full Text
The CARES Act includes loan and grant programs targeting the smallest businesses, entrepreneurs and independent contractors. An allocation of $350 billion is targeted at helping small businesses keep workers employed. The Paycheck Protection Program provides federally guaranteed loans. A business who maintains its workforce and payroll may have its loan forgiven. Learn more about the step-by-step process for consideration by clicking here.
Small Business Administration (SBA) – Disaster Loan Assistance
Texas Included in Emergency Designation for SBA Small Business Disaster Loans
Small businesses who believe they are eligible for an SBA EIDL should visit the SBA’s website to directly apply for assistance. The online application is the fastest method to receive a decision about loan eligibility. Visit the State of Texas Business page for a list of required documentation for the SBA loan process.
- Visit SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources for additional information.
State of Texas Assistance
- Texas Included in Emergency Designation for SBA Small Business Disaster Loans
- Texas Comptroller’s Office: Tax Help Is Available to Businesses
- For additional information on Texas business-related COVID-19 resources, including a list of required documentation for the SBA Loan process, visit gov.texas.gov/business/page/coronavirus.
Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce | Visit Website
- Weekly business-industry call with Dallas County Judge Jenkins at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Click here to register for the week’s call.
- See news and upcoming events related to the COVID-19 disaster.
- How to Apply for a SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
- Current Legislative Efforts to Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Business Resources and Links
- Distance Socially, Eat Locally
More Assistance Resources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Combating the Coronavirus
- Creative Capital’s Art Resources: Creative Capital is a cultural philanthropist and has created a list of resources for artists working in all disciplines, as well as arts philanthropists and arts professionals.
- Facebook Small Business Grants Program: Support for small businesses via ad credits and cash grants.
- The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund: Developed to provide critical financial assistance to small, independent restaurants that, due to the COVID-19 national disaster, have an immediate need for funds to pay set operating expenses and keep from going out of business.
- MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund: The Recording Academy and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help peers in the music community affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Apply for assistance, or make a difference by donating.
- Texas Restaurant Association – Texas Restaurant Relief Fund: Created to support independent restaurants, the Texas Restaurant Relief Fund will distribute grants of up to $5,000 per unit to immediately support their financial needs. These funds are earmarked specifically for use to keep restaurant doors open and workers employed. Click here to apply.
- Texas Women’s University: $1 Million Grant Program to Aid Women’s Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
- Transforming Lives Through the Arts (TACA) Emergency Arts Relief Fund: A resource dedicated to provide short-term immediate relief to Dallas County nonprofit arts organizations who have experienced lost revenue or increased expenses due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 precautionary measures. Eligible organizations can receive awards of up to $10,000.
- Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund: Offering grants up to $10,000 for businesses facing immediate financial pressure - especially entrepreneurs of color, women-owned businesses and other enterprises in historically underserved communities.
U.S. Government
- Federal Government Response to COVID-19
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Resources for Businesses and Employers
- Small Business Administration | Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
- U.S. Department of Labor | Coronavirus Resources: Topics include workplace safety, wages/hours and leave, and unemployment insurance flexibility.
State of Texas
- Office of the Texas Governor | Texas Included in Emergency Designation for SBA Small Business Disaster Loans
- Texas Attorney General Office | Update: Calculation of Business Days and COVID-19
- Texas Workforce Commission | COVID-19 Resources for Employers
- Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas | List of Centers
- Texas Downtown Association (TDA) | Information and Resources for Downtowns: A list of funding sources independent of state and local government. Resources for small business about preparedness and recovery, marketing, advice for owners, and ideas from other communities.
Dallas County
Other Resources
- Forbes Magazine | Six Sources Of Crucial COVID-19 Support For Small Businesses
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Coronavirus Small Business Guide
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Small Business Preparedness Expanded Guide: Resources to help prepare for disasters and organize your organization’s response.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Develop a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan: A disaster plan and adequate insurance are keys to recovery. Learn key elements of a business recovery plan.
Small Business Administration (SBA) – Disaster Loan Assistance
Texas Included in Emergency Designation for SBA Small Business Disaster Loans
Small businesses who believe they are eligible for an SBA EIDL should visit the SBA’s website to directly apply for assistance. The online application is the fastest method to receive a decision about loan eligibility. Visit the State of Texas Business page for a list of required documentation for the SBA loan process.
- Visit SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources for additional information.
State of Texas Assistance
- Texas Included in Emergency Designation for SBA Small Business Disaster Loans
- Texas Comptroller’s Office: Tax Help Is Available to Businesses
- For additional information on Texas business-related COVID-19 resources, including a list of required documentation for the SBA Loan process, visit gov.texas.gov/business/page/coronavirus.
More Resources
- Texas Workforce Commission - COVID-19 Resource for Employers: Information impacting employers such unemployment benefits and precautions for employers.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Small Business Preparedness Expanded Guide: Resources to help prepare for disasters and organize your organization’s response.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Develop a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan: A disaster plan and adequate insurance are keys to recovery. Learn key elements of a business recovery plan.
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) – COVID-19: What Small Business Can Do: Tips for businesses on how to adjust business operations and communicating those changes with your customers.
- Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) - COVID-19 Resources & Updates: From information and webinars to contacts and programs.
- Texas Women’s University: $1 Million Grant Program to Aid Women’s Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Essential Businesses Open During Dallas County’s Shelter in Place Order
Essential Business Exemption
Any manufacturer who retools so that a substantial part of their business is for the purpose of manufacturing and producing ventilators, masks, personal protective equipment, or any supply necessary for Essential Healthcare Operations may apply for an “essential business” exemption under this Order.
- Submit requests for an exemption to BusinessCOVID19@dallascounty.org.
Travel Quarantine Exemption from the Texas Division of Emergency Management
The Texas Division of Emergency Management will determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether the self-quarantine order applies to individuals traveling.
Organizations and individuals can submit a Travel-related Quarantine Exemption Form.
Quarantine Exemptions:
- Federal employees and their contractors are exempt from GA-11 and GA-12 if traveling for business purposes.
- Individuals traveling for essential health care services (unrelated to COVID-19) with a doctors note are exempt and do not need to apply for an individual exemption.
- Dallas County | COVID-19 Response Fund: Contributions to the fund will go directly to the front lines of the fight in Dallas County as directed by Judge Jenkins based on the immediate needs of these responders. To make a donation, visit the Communities Foundation website.
- Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) – Texas Restaurant Relief Fund: Funds received will help keep independently owned restaurants open and their workers employed. As restaurants await relief from the government through the stimulus package and navigate the application process for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury disaster loans, they are fighting for their survival. TRA needs to get money into their hands today, and so have set out to raise a minimum of $10 million to support as many of Texas’ independently owned restaurants as possible. Click here to donate or text "TRRF" to 31996 to donate.
- Texas Women’s Foundation | Resilience Fund: Established to help meet the needs of lower income women and families in this time of unprecedented challenges.
- United Way Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is working with community leaders to identify resource and service gaps and begin planning for long-term recovery. A contribution to the fund will go to community-based organizations assisting those who have been hit hardest by this pandemic.