COVID-19 Economic Relief Funds
Government Relief Funding Info and Social Media Resources for Government Entities
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Explore our COVID-19 and CARES, ESSER, and ARP funding resources for public sector social media below.
- The deadline to use CARES Act funds is December 31, 2021
- The deadline to claim ARP funds is September 30, 2021 (deadline to use is Dec 31, 2024)
Available United States Government COVID Relief Funds
To help navigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, and provide fast and direct economic assistance, Congress passed The CARES Act (2020), and The Consolidated Appropriations Act (2021).
The CARES Act implemented a variety of programs to address issues related to the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, such as the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund).
The Consolidated Appropriations Act continued many of these programs by adding new allocations and guidance to address issues related to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the ESSER II Fund, the American Rescue Plan (ARP Act), and the ARP ESSER III Fund.
The CARES Act was passed on March 25, 2020 and signed into law on March 27, 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act (2021) was passed on December 21, 2020 and signed into law on December 27, 2020.
With the extension of the deadline for organizations to use CARES Act funding, and the addition of The Consolidated Appropriations Act funding, it’s important to understand the facts as well as your options for using the funding. Considerations for using funds to protect your communication channels with helpful public records software like ArchiveSocial continue to be crucial in 2021. Explore our available Covid-19 and CARES Act resources, and chat us any questions you have regarding CARES or other COVID relief funding uses.
COVID-19 Downloadable Resources
* Featured Resource *
COVID-19 Government Relief Funds Justification Guide for Public Entities [PDF]
ARP Act Funds Distribution Overview [PDF]
Social Media & The COVID-19 Pandemic: How to remain compliant [PDF]
How Public Entities are Navigating Risk & the CARES Act [Webinar Recording]
Funding Justification
Part of the aim of these funds is to help government agencies switch to more electronic, modern, or “contactless” systems. Use the Funds Justification Guide to see what expenses for your organization may qualify for the funding. You’ll discover how to make the case for your entity to use a safer or more digital process, and cover the cost with the relief funds.
Keep Your Website Compliant
Capture Accurate Records of Updates
Your website is constantly changing. This is especially true during times of emergency when you need to frequently update web pages with the latest, accurate information. But it can be difficult to keep track of all these evolving changes, leaving your entity at risk of not meeting regulatory requirements and litigation requests. ArchiveSocial’s Web Snapshots removes that worry.
With Web Snapshots, you can ensure compliance and improve productivity with an automated web archive that maintains a detailed and comprehensive history of all the changes that happen across your website, in their original form. And with advanced search, you can easily find specific content and export the records you need in no time.
What is ArchiveSocial?
Trusted by more than 5,000 organizations, ArchiveSocial helps public entities maintain compliance with public records laws and actively manage risk online. Public entities are successfully using CARES and other government relief funding for social media archiving with ArchiveSocial.
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