Government Relations

New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) is a new economic recovery loan program aimed at supporting New York State small businesses, nonprofits and small landlords as they reopen after the COVID-19 outbreak and NYS on PAUSE.

The action plan for safely reopening businesses and reinvigorating the economy.

Each re-opening business must develop a written Safety Plan outlining how its workplace will prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Businesses in each region will re-open in phases. Re-opening refers to non-essential businesses, essential businesses that are open will remain open.

Please click here to connect to the Regional Monitoring Dashboard on the NY.gov website. It includes a color-coded map of the state showing where each region currently stands in relation to meeting the required metrics.

New York State has released regional guidelines for re-opening the state.

This webinar is open to the public.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza issued a statement about the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.

Learn more about resources available to business owners, entrepreneurs, microenterprises, and start-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please review this information from New York State, last updated April 7, 2020, at 3:00pm, to determine whether or not your business is subject to a workforce reduction under recent Executive Orders.