The Maryland PTAC is here to help provide some answers on how to respond to the challenges that come with the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage you to contact us on the phone (301-405-6550) or through email at ptapadmn@umd.edu for assistance with questions and challenges your business might face as a result of this pandemic. Our offices are currently closed and we are offering counseling and training services strictly through online communications, due to the quarantine. We will be updating this list as we get more information so please bookmark this page so you can check it for updates. You can also review our  COVID-19 FAQ page here.  

Updates

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• *NEW* The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially, only community financial institutions will be able to make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, January 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, January 13.  Read the full details here 
   

• As of 6/4/20, the SBA and Treasury Department Announce $10 Billion for CDFIs to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program

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• As of 3/30/20, Governor Larry Hogan has issued a "stay at home" order, directing all Maryland residents to stay in their homes except for grocery shopping, pharmaceutical and medicinal reasons, traveling to perform "essential" work, and outside recreation. This goes into effect in Maryland March 30th at 8 p.m.

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• As of 3/23/20, Governor Larry Hogan has ordered all non-essential businesses, organizations, establishments, and corporations to close. Along with this, he announced a $175 million relief package to assist employees, small businesses, and nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on resources for businesses in the state of Maryland, visit the Governor’s Information for Businesses site here. You can follow Governor Hogan's daily updates here

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• The entire state of Maryland has received the official designation for SBA assistance. Click here to apply directly to the SBA for low-interest loans through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.​

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• Email Secretary.Commerce@maryland.gov with any specific questions about your business during this outbreak.

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CDC Guidance for Businesses
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• The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has interim guidance for businesses and employers to plan and respond to COVID-19. Read more here.
   

• The interim guidance is intended to help prevent workplace exposure to acute respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings. The interim guidance includes recommended strategies for employers to use now; planning for a possible COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S.; planning considerations; and considerations for creating an infectious disease outbreak response plan.
   

• For the complete CDC interim guidance plan, and additional resources and information from the CDC, click here.

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Guidance and Loan Resources 
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• Small business owners in all U.S. states and territories are currently eligible to apply for a low-interest loan due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here to apply.

  • SBA Paycheck Protection Program (Tier 1)

  • SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Emergency
     

• SBA List of Active Paycheck Protection Program Lenders

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• Piliero Mazza's breakdown of the SBA's COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan can be found here.
   

• The Maryland small business COVID-19 Emergency Relief $50M Grant Fund offers working capital to assist Maryland small businesses and nonprofits with disrupted operations due to COVID-19. Click here to apply

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• For information on potential scenarios current government contractors may find themselves, Pillsbury Law has an article meant to help you prepare. They also have an article that explains the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and what it could mean for your organization. Find that analysis here.
   

• The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released information to assist agencies in managing federal contract performance issues impacted by COVID-19 here.

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• The Maryland Department of Labor has launched the COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund, meant to minimize unemployment through an (up to) $50,000 award. Find out more here.

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• Economic Impact Payments for Veterans

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• Facebook Grants for Small Businesses

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• Fairfax County Social Safety Net Nonprofit Sustainability Grants Program

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• Fedex Grant for Small Businesses

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• COVID-19 Grants for Small Business Owners in Baltimore​

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COVID-19 Videos 

What Every Government Contractor Needs to Know 

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The Coronavirus: Contract and Grant Support Opportunity Identification

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COVID-19 Resources for Businesses Booklet

• The California SBDC developed this booklet of business resources that catalogs the various options your business has to deal with this pandemic.
   

• The Maryland SBDC has created a COVID-19 business survival guide - download it here.

COVID-19 Affected Business Survey

• Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation is working to compile information about businesses and organizations affected or impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency. This information will be provided to county, state, and federal resource partners. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Click here to complete the survey. Upon completion, you will be redirected to AAEDC's "Newsroom" page for the latest information they have available for Anne Arundel County businesses/organizations. 

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Other Helpful Resources

•  APTAC Weekly Newsletter with Contracting Resources

• Get answers to your questions on the PTAC COVID FAQ Page Here

• Contracting With the Department of Defense COVID-19 Guide

• 5 Podcasts that Every Govtech Entrepreneur Should Follow

• Koprince Law has published a contractor's toolkit to help federal contractors navigate the COVID-19 response, find that here.

• Please take the time to take the NDIA's Small Business Impacts Survey, if you can.

• Find the Small Business Owner's Guide to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act here.

• For resources and more information regarding assistance for businesses in the State of Maryland click here.

• SBA FAQ guidance on COVID-19 for business here.

• IRS FAQ about business taxes during COVID-19 here.

• Maryland COVID-19 information for business here.

• VA's resources for veterans.

• Dr. Richard Stone's message to veterans.

• For Maryland Manufacturing companies interested in making products needed for the medical industry to fight COVID-19, click here.

• Maryland MEP resources and support here.

• The Maryland Farmers' Market Association is compiling a list of farms, farm markets, and stands open for business. Please help us share this list. If your farm or farm market is not included on this list, please contact MFMA to be added. For a complete list of essential businesses, click here.

• **COVID-19 NAM Components Survey- The White House has further inquired about component parts to aid the nation’s COVID-19 response. The National Association of Manufacturers is aiming to quickly collect information about your potential to donate, produce, and ship the following components listed below. Please fill out the information here.

• COVID-19 GOV CON webinar by consultant, Jennifer Schaus. Watch it here.

• NFIB COVID-19 Resources.

• Baltimore City COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Initiative. Click Here

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