Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief Center
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Relief Center
-
Learn More
- Relief Center
- Federal
- New York State
- NYC
- California
- Washington State
-
Other States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Charitable
- Relief Center
- Federal
- New York State
- NYC
- California
- Washington State
-
Other States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Charitable
Colarado
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 August 31, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Colorado, we recommend that you visit Governor Polis’s COVID Dashboard, the Choose Colorado COVID-19 Business Resource Center or Philanthropy Colorado’s COVID-19 Relief Funds in Colorado.
Business-Related Relief Programs
-
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 -
COVID-19 Guidelines for Health Insurers
The Colorado Division of Insurance is directing carriers to remove cost sharing on specific services related to COVID-19. These services include: 1) COVID-19-related in-network telehealth services; 2) an additional one-time early refill of any … » more information -
Gap Funding Support for Small Businesses
Energize Colorado, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Coloradans recover and rise from the COVID-19 pandemic, offers a Gap Fund of more than $25 million to provide both small business loans and grants. Sole proprietors, businesses, and nonprofits with … » more information -
Guidance on Partial Reopening
Colorado has begun the process of reopening its businesses. If there are no countervailing city or county restrictions, critical businesses may remain open and certain non-critical businesses may operate with robust precautions, including 6-foot … » more information -
Denver IMAGINE 2020 Artist Assistance Fund
Denver Arts & Venues has created the IMAGINE 2020 Artist Assistance Fund to support individual artists who are experiencing immediate, unforeseen emergency needs due to COVID-19. The Fund is also supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the … » more information -
Emergency Relief
Denver is providing up to $7,500 in cash grants to assist eligible small businesses that may have had to temporarily close, have difficulty with paying their rent and utilities, or have had to lay off staff due to COVID-19. The program prioritizes … » more information -
Small Business Microloan Program
The Denver Microloan Program will provide loans from $5,000-$50,000 and support services to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 to support their stabilization efforts. » more information
Employment-Related Relief Programs
-
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 -
Application of State Unemployment Benefits to Workers During Temporary COVID-19-related Business Closures
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) provides an established program of unemployment benefits and resources for state residents. Those benefits and resources are also available to employees during temporary closures as a result of … » more information -
Colorado Works Cash Benefits Assistance Program (TANF)
Colorado Works is Colorado's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It is a cash assistance program designed to assist eligible families with very low incomes to attain economic security by promoting job preparation, work, and … » more information -
Health Emergency Leave With Pay (HELP)
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has issued emergency rules that temporarily require employers in certain industries to provide four calendar days of paid sick leave to employees with flu-like symptoms while awaiting COVID-19 … » more information -
Health Emergency Leave With Pay (HELP)
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has issued emergency rules that temporarily require employers in certain industries to provide four calendar days of paid sick leave to employees with flu-like symptoms while awaiting COVID-19 … » more information -
Denver IMAGINE 2020 Artist Assistance Fund
Denver Arts & Venues has created the IMAGINE 2020 Artist Assistance Fund to support individual artists who are experiencing immediate, unforeseen emergency needs due to COVID-19. The Fund is also supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the … » more information
Food-Related Relief Programs
-
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 -
Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federally-funded food assistance program in Colorado, formerly known as Food Stamps. SNAP provides food assistance benefits as part of a federal nutrition program to help low-income … » more information -
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (“WIC”)
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a nutrition program that provides nutritious groceries, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and other services free of charge to Colorado families who … » 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
© 2021 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. This does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. In some jurisdictions, this publication may be considered attorney advertising. Past representations are no guarantee of future outcomes.