• USDA’s Federal Rural Resource Guide offers a matrix of technical assistance, training, financial assistance, and other resources available to individuals, businesses, nonprofits, communities, and governments.

• FEMA's Coronavirus Emergency Management Best Practices is a resource for up-to-date, vital information in one central location for medical practitioners, emergency managers and other critical stakeholders.

• FEMA's Strategic and Operational Planning Guide features resources on how your organization can implement plans to deal with the current and future disasters.

• FEMA's Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus details best practices for responding to homelessness and operating shelters during the pandemic.

• FEMA's Coronavirus Rumor Control webpage lists ways to ensure your community is receiving accurate up-to-date information and not falling victim to the many rumors being spread through a variety of sources. Please share this link with your constituents.

• Virginia Faith-Leaders COVID-19 Survey is being used by state leaders so that the Commonwealth can have accurate data on available resources in the faith community. Fill out the quick survey today.

• Preparing Your Church for Coronavirus is a step-by-step guide to preparedness and management for places of worship during a pandemic.

• Evaluation Implications of the Coronavirus Global Health Pandemic Emergency is an insightful blog highlighting actions evaluators can take amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

• Nonprofit Crisis Management: A Checklist is a timely resource to guide your organization as it navigates tumultuous times.

• COVID-19: Local Government Response and Resource Bank is a list of resources compiled by What Works Cities, with links to city plans and data, as well as crisis management experts.

• 8 Tips to Nail Your Social Media Posts During COVID-19 details ways you can still get your message across during these complicated times.

• Roanoke Region COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits is an up-to-date source for local response contacts, food and financial resources, volunteerism, and capacity building.

• Roanoke Region COVID-19 Nonprofit Needs Assessment Survey is open to receive feedback from organizations in the region regarding the impact of the current pandemic crisis.

• Roanoke Region COVID-19 Prevention and Response for Homeless Providers is a resource for shelters in the Blue Ridge region.

• Nonprofit Fundraising Data to Help You Respond During the COVID-19 Crisis has some great tips on how to utilize data trends from your website and emails to guide your outreach efforts.

• Guidelines for Configuring Zoom at Your Nonprofit details some simple steps to take to setup your Zoom account for various meeting scenarios -- from open to confidential discussions.

• Ways To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms To Increase Meeting Engagement provides some helpful ideas for how to utilize the breakout feature for small group exercises.

• Virtual Virginia has expanded its online learning portal for Virginia's students and educators through June 30th. The platform has expanded its offerings to include elementary and middle school content as an option for students to learn content missed this spring.

• Mask Guidelines and Sewing Instructions can be found on the CDC's website. Please share!

• Community Foundation Coronavirus Response Grants are awarding grants to nonprofit organizations focused on emergency food needs, health needs for the uninsured/underinsured, and support for displaced hourly workers. Search for funding opportunities in your area.

• United Way COVID-19 Community Response Funds have been established to support the work of area nonprofit partners providing direct services to families in areas including access to food and supplies, healthcare, childcare, housing, utilities, employment and transportation. Search for funding opportunities in your area.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Public Assistance Simplified Application is available from FEMA for eligible applicants to apply for funds for costs related to emergency protective measures conducted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - COVID-19 Supplemental Program will provide direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations and state fire training academies.

• Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. Deadline: May 15

• COVID-19 Artist Relief Grants provide grants of $5,000 to artists experiencing hardship due to the current crisis. Deadline: May 21

• Facebook Small Business Grants Program is awarding cash awards and ad credits to organizations/businesses in distress due to COVID-19.

• Food Security - assisting with day-to-day or expanded operations of food pantries and other donation centers
• Economic Development Opportunities - providing services to improve tourism and bring more money into the local economy
• Blight/Beautification Projects - performing yardwork for people who cannot maintain their property or afford to pay others to do so
• Assisting Homeless Services Organizations - day-to-day operation or temporary program expansion
• Projects addressing new/urgent needs caused by the COVID-19 outbreak