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Arizona
These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on May 21, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Arizona, we recommend that you visit Arizona Together.
Business-Related Relief Programs
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CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Program
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) appropriates $349 billion to assist small businesses through section 7(a) loans and Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), administered by the Small Business Administration … » more information -
Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EIDLs”) provide working capital to help small business concerns, small agricultural cooperatives and aquaculture companies, and most private non-profit organizations (of all sizes) meet financial obligations that … » more information -
ADOT Eases Certain Truck Weight Limits for Delivery of Essential Supplies
As of April 7, 2020, commercial trucks in Arizona with gross weights of up to 90,000 pounds will be allowed to operate without overweight permits (an increase from the previous limit of 80,000 pounds). » more information -
Deferred Liquor License Payments for 90 Days
On March 31, 2020 Governor Ducey announced that the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control will defer the payment of all liquor licensing fees by 90 days. » more information -
Employment Opportunities Database
The Arizona Commerce Authority recommends that anyone who is seeking employment in Arizona visit ArizonaAtWork.com to access a database of employers who are currently hiring and need immediate assistance. » more information -
Exemption to Resume Elective Surgeries Upon Request for Health Care Facilities that Meet Certain Preparedness Standards
As of March 21, 2020, all non-essential or elective surgeries in Arizona, including dental surgeries, were delayed pursuant to Executive Order 2020-10. » more information -
Expanded Access to Pharmacies
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-20, pharmacists may dispense emergency refills of maintenance medications for up to a 90-day supply, and an additional 90-day supply if necessary, so Arizonans can avoid making a trip to the doctor to obtain a refill … » more information -
Extension of Certain Professional Licenses and Six-Month Deferral of Continuing Education Requirements
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-17, certain state agencies and boards will defer requirements to renew licenses that have an expiration date between March 1, 2020 and September 1, 2020 by six months from the expiration date, unless those … » more information -
Flexible Packaging and Labeling Rules for Local Restaurants Permitting Resale of Grocery Items
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-25, restaurants that are currently licensed or permitted to serve prepared foods in Arizona may repackage and sell grocery items that they have on hand, including items not normally packaged and labeled for resale. » more information -
Food Trucks Permitted at Eight Arizona Department of Transportation Rest Areas
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-31, the Arizona Department of Transportation will issue no-fee permits to licensed mobile food vendors to provide take-away food services for commercial vehicle drivers at eight state rest areas: … » more information -
Good Samaritan Protections for COVID-19 Frontline Workers
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-27, licensed Arizona healthcare professionals and volunteer health professionals registered and recruited through the Arizona Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals who … » more information -
Guidance for Reopening Businesses
Arizona’s stay-at-home order expired on May 15, 2020 and businesses are now permitted to reopen. The Department of Health Services recommends that certain businesses take additional steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19: … » more information -
Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program
The Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program provides an alternative for employers who are faced with a reduction of available work. The program allows an employer to divide the available work or hours of work among a specified group of … » more information -
Telemedicine for Veterinarians Treating Pets and Animals
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-19, licensed veterinarians in Arizona may use telemedicine in order to protect public health, expedite access to and treatment of animal health conditions, and to minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19. » more information -
Temporary Moratorium on Evictions for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Affected by COVID-19
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-21, evictions are temporarily suspended for commercial tenants unable to pay rent due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A commercial tenant who seeks a delay in eviction, lock out, or deferral of … » more information -
Virtual Notary Services
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-26, Arizonans can get documents notarized remotely. This measure is consistent with Remote Online Notarization, an Arizona law that takes effect July 1, 2020 and allows for virtual notarization. The Executive Order … » more information
Employment-Related Relief Programs
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CARES Act: Unemployment Insurance Benefits
The CARES Act creates a temporary Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that expands eligibility for unemployment benefits and increases those benefits for certain individuals who are unable to work due to the COVID-19 emergency. The program … » more information -
Credit for Sick Leave for Certain Self-Employed Individuals
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) provides a refundable income-tax credit to self-employed individuals who would otherwise be entitled to paid sick leave under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (the “EPSLA”), were they … » more information -
Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the “EFMLEA”) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid, job-protected leave for up to twelve weeks in connection with qualified family caregiving needs. The intended … » more information -
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (the “EPSLA”) requires government employers and employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide their employees with paid sick leave if those employees are unable to work due to COVID-19. Full paid leave is … » more information -
Cash Assistance Program
The Cash Assistance program is Arizona’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It helps families pay for food and other basic needs while assisting with job training and finding employment. While no specific guidance has been … » more information -
Childcare for Children of COVID-19 Frontline Workers, Grocery Store Employees, and Food Bank Workers
The Office of the Governor has partnered with the Arizona Department of Education and local childcare providers to establish Arizona Enrichment Centers to offer child care options for children of COVID-19 frontline workers, grocery store employees … » more information -
Employment Opportunities Database
The Arizona Commerce Authority recommends that anyone who is seeking employment in Arizona visit ArizonaAtWork.com to access a database of employers who are currently hiring and need immediate assistance. » more information -
Extension of Certain Professional Licenses and Six-Month Deferral of Continuing Education Requirements
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-17, certain state agencies and boards will defer requirements to renew licenses that have an expiration date between March 1, 2020 and September 1, 2020 by six months from the expiration date, unless those … » more information -
Good Samaritan Protections for COVID-19 Frontline Workers
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-27, licensed Arizona healthcare professionals and volunteer health professionals registered and recruited through the Arizona Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals who … » more information -
Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program
The Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program provides an alternative for employers who are faced with a reduction of available work. The program allows an employer to divide the available work or hours of work among a specified group of … » more information -
Short Term Crisis Services
The Short-Term Crisis Services (“STCS”) Program provides temporary assistance to low-income families experiencing an emergency need for assistance due to an immediate financial crisis. A crisis for purposes of the STCS Program includes a loss of … » more information -
Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Individuals Whose Employment is Affected by COVID-19
Individuals whose employment is affected by COVID-19 may be eligible for benefits under already-existing Arizona unemployment insurance benefits, which provides temporary income for workers who are fully or partially unemployed. » more information
Food-Related Relief Programs
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COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act
The COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act (the “CNRA”) enables the Secretary of Agriculture to waive conditions that states, schools, and individuals must meet to be eligible for financial support for federal nutrition programs. » more information -
Food and Nutrition Service
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) makes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture to fund food and nutrition assistance programs. » more information -
SNAP COVID-19 Response Waivers
This section of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) makes it easier to obtain nutritional assistance. The Act lifts certain requirements for low-income, unemployed individuals to be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition … » more information -
The Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students (MEALS) Act
The Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act (the “MEALS Act”) seeks to ensure students have access to school meal benefits while schools are closed because of COVID-19. Enacted as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act … » more information -
Cash Assistance Program
The Cash Assistance program is Arizona’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It helps families pay for food and other basic needs while assisting with job training and finding employment. While no specific guidance has been … » more information -
Flexible Packaging and Labeling Rules for Local Restaurants Permitting Resale of Grocery Items
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-25, restaurants that are currently licensed or permitted to serve prepared foods in Arizona may repackage and sell grocery items that they have on hand, including items not normally packaged and labeled for resale. » more information -
School Meal Services and the Summer Food Service Program
On March 30, 2020, Governor Ducey announced that all K-12 schools in Arizona will be closed through the end of the 2019–2020 school year. Many schools are offering school meals at designated meal service locations during this time. Meals will … » more information -
Temporary Changes to Arizona’s Nutrition Assistance Program
The Nutrition Assistance program (formerly the Food Stamp Program) is Arizona’s program for the Food and Nutrition Service Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program helps low-income individuals and families buy food for a … » more information -
Feeding America
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Feeding America network of food banks has added mobile pantry stops and is implementing drive-through food pickup and delivery options. Feeding America has also established the COVID-19 Response Fund to help … » more information -
Mon Ami
Mon Ami is a non-profit organization that matches seniors with local volunteers who visit them weekly. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Mon Ami is offering seniors nationwide social visits by phone or video. Additionally, Mon Ami is providing … » more information -
Restaurant Workers Relief Program
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Lee Initiative has established the Restaurant Workers Relief Program, through which it is operating grab-and-go food sites in cities throughout the United States for restaurant employees that were either … » more information
Health-Related Relief Programs
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Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
This section of the CARES Act addresses proper procedures to be used by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority in implementing countermeasure research, development and procurement with respect to biodefense and infectious … » more information -
CARES Act Provisions for Seniors and Healthy Start
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) includes provisions addressing senior assistance programs and Healthy Start. » more information -
CARES Act: Coverage of Testing and Preventative Services
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) mandates that private health insurers cover certain testing and preventative services for COVID-19 without prior authorization and at no cost. » more information -
CARES Act: Support for Healthcare Providers
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) appropriates funds to detect, prevent, diagnose, and treat coronavirus, and provides additional funding for telehealth: … » more information -
Defense Health Program
This program appropriates $82 million in additional funding to the Department of Defense to cover the costs of COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related services for beneficiaries of military TRICARE health plans, as described in Division F, Section … » more information -
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Health Provisions
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) provides no-cost COVID-19 testing for participants in private health insurance plans and beneficiaries of federal health insurance programs, and expanded Medicaid benefits. » more information -
Indian Health Services
This program provides funding to the Indian Health Service to cover the cost of COVID-19 testing. Specifically, the program appropriates $64 million in new funding to the Indian Health Service to be used to cover the costs of COVID-19 diagnostic … » more information -
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
This section appropriates an additional $1 billion for a “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” for the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to pay claims submitted by providers for reimbursement for the cost of COVID-19 … » more information -
Changes to Arizona Medicaid Program to Address COVID-19
Arizona’s Medicaid agency is relaxing certain administrative requirements, including permitting out-of-state providers to offer emergency and non-emergency care to Arizona Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees … » more information -
Exemption to Resume Elective Surgeries Upon Request for Health Care Facilities that Meet Certain Preparedness Standards
As of March 21, 2020, all non-essential or elective surgeries in Arizona, including dental surgeries, were delayed pursuant to Executive Order 2020-10. » more information -
Expanded Access to Pharmacies
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-20, pharmacists may dispense emergency refills of maintenance medications for up to a 90-day supply, and an additional 90-day supply if necessary, so Arizonans can avoid making a trip to the doctor to obtain a refill … » more information
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