Government Relations

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.

$350 billion in emergency loans for small businesses was approved by Congress to help them keep workers employed.

If small businesses maintain or later restore their payrolls, they may not have to repay some — or possibly any — of the loan. This guide from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce can help you through the process.

The Cares Act business relief programs are now available.
All information sessions will be held virtually on the Zoom platform.

As the EIDL applications continue to surge, our Office of Disaster Assistance has provided an alternate method for applicants to submit and upload forms while the application portal is down for maintenance.

SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza has approved a statewide disaster declaration for NY. Eligible small businesses may now apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) online. Read on for more information.