President Trump presented his guidelines on the three phases of Opening Up America Again. President Trump will continue to take decisive actions to keep our Nation healthy and prosperous. For more information on the guidelines, please go to www.WhiteHouse.gov/OpeningAmerica and see this fact sheet. We have also attached and pasted below plenty of additional resources for you to review and share with your communities. Let us know if there are additional leaders who would benefit from receiving these updates.
COVID-19 Faith Community Resources
How to Help If you or your organization are interested in helping the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, FEMA has established a website (www.fema.gov/coronavirus/how-to-help) with more information. Examples for the private sector include:
To sell medical supplies or equipment to the federal government, please submit a price quote under the COVID-19 PPE and Medical Supplies Request for Quotation. Full details can be found in the solicitation (Notice ID 70FA2020R00000011). This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management(SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines.Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be “ACTIVE” at the time of award.If you have medical supplies or equipment to donate, please provide us details on what you are offering.If you or someone you know represent a hospital or healthcare provider in need of medical supplies, please contact your state, local, tribal or territory department of public health and/or emergency management agency.If you are interested in doing business with FEMA and supporting the response to COVID- 19 with your company’s non-medical goods and/or services, please submit your inquiry to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Procurement Action Innovative Response Team (PAIR) team at DHSIndustryLiaison@hq.dhs.gov. If you would like to meet with a federal agency regarding a vaccine, diagnostic, therapeutic or other medical device that you are developing for SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, please go to medical countermeasures.gov.For all other issues and concerns not related to offering products, services, or donations, please email nbeoc@max.gov.
For additional information please visit FEMA’s website: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/.
30 Days to Slow the Spread
President Trump announced updated guidelines to continue slowing the spread of Coronavirus in America. This 30-day window will be crucial: If every American does his or her part, the latest model suggests we could save 1 million or more U.S. lives. Please click here for more information: 30 Days to Slow the Spread (Español)
If you are a healthcare worker and would like to volunteer to assist in New York City, please find more information here.
Attorney General William P. Barr Issues Statement on Religious Practice and Social Distancing; Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Mississippi Church Case (HERE)
The United States Department of Justice will continue to ensure that religious freedom remains protected if any state or local government, in their response to COVID-19, singles out, targets, or discriminates against any house of worship for special restrictions.
“Get My Payment” Web App Launched for Americans to Submit Direct Deposit Information and Track Payments (HERE)
On what would have been Tax Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS launched the “Get My Payment” web application. The FREE app allows taxpayers who filed their tax return in 2018 or 2019 but did not provide their banking information on either return to submit direct deposit information.Once they do, they will get their Economic Impact Payments deposited directly in their bank accounts, instead of waiting for a check to arrive in the mail.“Get My Payment” also allows taxpayers to track the status of their payment.
HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with GE Under Defense Production Act (HERE)
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new contract for ventilator production rated under the Defense Production Act (DPA), to General Electric (GE), in partnership with Ford. GE's contract, at a total contract price of $336 million, is for 50,000 ventilators to be produced by July 13.
Coronavirus Update: FDA Encourages Recovered Patients to Donate Plasma for Development of Blood-Related Therapies (HERE)
As part of the all-of-America approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working with partners across the U.S. government, academia and industry to expedite the development and availability of critical medical products to treat this novel virus. Today, we are providing an update on one potential treatment called convalescent plasma and encouraging those who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma to help others fight this disease.
Department of State Briefing: Updates on Health Impact and Assistance for American Citizens Abroad (HERE)
This is the ninth briefing on the State Department’s unprecedented effort to bring Americans home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United States is Continuing to Lead the Humanitarian and Health Assistance Response to COVID-19 (HERE)
The U.S. Government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health response to the COVID-19 pandemic even while we battle the virus at home.As part of this comprehensive and generous response from the American people, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have now committed nearly $508 million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistance on top of the funding we already provide to multilateral and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are helping communities around the world deal with the pandemic.
Release of U.S. Government Action Plan to Support the International Response to COVID-19 (HERE)
In collaboration with U.S. departments and agencies, the Department of State is releasing the U.S. Government Action Plan to Support the International Response to COVID-19.
For the most up-to-date information, please see the CDC’s website: www.coronavirus.gov.