Below is information on resources available through state and federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 Health Emergency courtesy of the Arrowhead Center. Visit their website here. 

2020 Census Deadline Extension

• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline to complete the 2020 Census has been extended to October 31, 2020
• More information here
• Complete the Census here

Mosaic: COVID-19 Rapid Response Infrastructure RFP

• Open RFP to make rapid response grants to nonprofit grassroots organizations primarily focused environmental protection or justice
• Deadline: July 2, 2020 by 11:59 pm PST
• More information here

TD Bank Group Challenge

• Grants from $350,000 to $1M (CAD) to mobilize innovations addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
• Deadline: August 13, 2020
• More information here

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

• USDA relief funding for agricultural producers who suffered losses due to the coronavirus
• Deadline: August 28, 2020
• More information here

Business and Industry CARES Act Program

• Up to $1B in loan guarantees from the USDA to help rural businesses during the pandemic
• Deadline: September 15, 2021, or until funds are expended
• More information here

Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) 

• The SBA is accepting new EIDL and EIDL Advance applications to qualified small businesses and U.S. agricultural businesses
• More information here

NM Safe Certified Training 

• Provides businesses with virtual COVID-Safe training
• More information here

GameAbove Capital

• A private $50M venture fund focused on minority and women-owned businesses to provide further stability due to COVID-19 impacts
• More information here

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

• Partnered with DOT, DOE, DOD, and NIST to find business opportunities for small manufacturers with supply chain needs of America's original equipment manufacturers
• More information here

Indian Community Development Block Grant

• U.S. HUD is providing funds in response to COVID-19 related emergencies regarding health and safety
• More information here

LyftUp COVID-19 Community Grants Program

• Provides organizations with delivery services for essential goods while also providing transportation for essential services for those in need
• Submit requests here

Funding Opportunities and Other Business Resources

Tribal Wildlife Grants Program

• Supports development of initiatives that protect wildlife and their habitats, with an emphasis on species of Tribal cultural or traditional importance
• Deadline: July 6, 2020
• More information here

USDA Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine

• Helps rural communities use telecommunications to overcome effects of low population density and remoteness
• Deadline: July 13, 2020
• More information available here

Honor the Earth: Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative

• Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 to nonprofit Native organizations controlled by Indigenous people to support organizations working in renewable energy and weatherization improvements, and creating food security
• Deadline: July 20, 2020
• More information here

NEA Our Town: Grant Program

• Creative place-making grants program for projects that integrate arts, culture, and design in efforts to strengthen communities through the advancement of local economic, physical, and social outcomes
• Deadline: August 6, 2020
• More information here

Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Grant

• Funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities in designated Opportunity Zones
• Deadline: September 15, 2020
• More information here

NMED Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

• FY21 applications now being accepted for the CWSRF program which provides a source of low-cost financing for wastewater and storm water projects that protect surface and ground water and projects that control non-point source water pollution
• More information here

Emergent Fund

• Funds grassroots in communities of color who are facing injustices and discrimination to develop innovative transformation strategies
• More information here

The BBVA Foundation for Local Nonprofits

• Supports nonprofit organizations in AZ, AL, CA, CO, FL, NM, and TX
• More information here

GroundUp

• Financial modeling tool for development projects built by The Governance Project and The Opportunity Exchange
• More information here

Grow with Google Workshops

• Webinars hosted by Google to help small businesses be successful online
• More information here

Events

Camp Innoventure

June 28, 2020 - August 3, 2020 

Virtual

More information available here

Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business Conference

July 17, 2020

Virtual

More information available here

Networking Opportunities

WE Coffee Meetup

July 23, 2020

Virtual

More information available here