US Aquaculture Industry COVID-19 Resources
The United States Aquaculture Society has compiled a list to help aquaculture businesses find resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list is not a complete list of all the resources which may be available to you. We will attempt to update this list as new resources are identified.
Financial Resources
National Financial Resources
US Department of Labor-
https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic
US Treasury Resources for Small Businesses - Paycheck Protection Program https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/top-priorities/cares-act/assistance-for-small-businesses
US Chamber of Commerce Resources
https://www.uschamber.com/coronavirus
US Dept of Homeland Security Critical Worker Advisory List
US Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Assistance Loan
https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/
US Small Business Administration Express Bridge Loan Pilot Program
https://www.sba.gov/document/support--express-bridge-loan-pilot-program-guide
USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Programs
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/
US Senate Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
Internal Revenue Service
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-employee-retention-credit-under-the-cares-act
Council of Development Finance Agencies
https://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/cdfaweb.nsf/resourcecenters/COVID-19.html
American Farm Land Trust Farmer Relief Fund https://farmland.org/farmer-relief-fund/
National Sea Grant Seafood Website https://seagrant.noaa.gov/seafood-resources
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Financial Fact Sheets
https://srac.tamu.edu/categories/view/23
National Sea Grant Law Office
http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/covid19/index.html
Farm Credit East Webinars
https://www.farmcrediteast.com/knowledge-exchange/Webinars
Global Aquaculture Alliance
https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/blog/covid-19-update
Saving Seafood
Webinar by Carole Engle: Aquaculture Farm Financial Management During the Pandemic
Farmer’s Guide to COVID-19 Relief
http://www.flaginc.org/2020/04/farmers-guide-to-covid-19-relief/
Marketing Resources
Alternative Marketing of your Catch http://marketyourcatch.msi.ucsb.edu/
SRAC 0350: Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Products
Direct Marketing Videos from Ohio State University
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/agriculture-and-natural-resources-madness/full-bracket#Mar31
State Financial Resources
Alabama http://asbdc.org/covid19/
Alaska https://aksbdc.org/covid19/
Arizona https://www.azcommerce.com/covid-19
Arkansas https://asbtdc.org/covid-19-resources/
California https://business.ca.gov/coronavirus-2019/
Colorado https://choosecolorado.com/covid19/
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/Information-For/Business-Resources
Delaware https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/resources-for-businesses/
Florida
https://www.flchamber.com/follow-facts-not-fear/
https://www.flseagrant.org/disaster-assistance/
Georgia https://georgia.gov/covid-19-state-services-georgia/covid-19-support-businesses
Hawaii https://covid19.cochawaii.org/
Idaho https://commerce.idaho.gov/covid-19/
Indiana https://isbdc.org/indianacovid19smallbusiness/
Iowa https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/businessrecovery
Kansas https://www.kcsourcelink.com/coronavirus-business-resources
Kentucky https://thinkkentucky.com/COVID-19_Resources.aspx
Louisiana https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/covid19
Maine https://www.mainechamber.org/covid19-yourbusiness.html
Maryland
https://mdchamber.org/resources/covid-19-resources/
Buy Local Map- https://marylandsbest.maryland.gov/buy-local-during-stay-at-home-order/
MARBIDCO Pandemic Adjustment Loan Fund http://marbidco.org/_pages/programs_loans/loan_programs_palpf_1.htm
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-resources-and-guidance-for-businesses
Michigan https://www.michiganbusiness.org/about-medc/covid19/
Minnesota https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/covid-19-business-toolkit
Mississippi http://www.mssbdc.org/covid19
Missouri https://sbdc.missouri.edu/sbdc-covid-19-resources
Montana http://dli.mt.gov/employer-covid-19
Nebraska https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/nded-covid19/
Nevada https://www.rosen.senate.gov/covid-19-nevada-resource-guide
New Hampshire https://www.nhsbdc.org/covid-19-assistance
New Jersey https://www.nj.gov/labor/employer-services/business/covid.shtml
New Mexico http://www.nmsbdc.org/
New York http://www.nyssbdc.org/CoronaSBupdates.html
North Carolina https://www.nccommerce.com/news/solutions-covid-19/business-resources
North Dakota https://ndresponse.gov/covid-19-resources/covid-19-business-and-employer-resources
Ohio https://ohiochamber.com/coronavirus-business-resources/
Oklahoma https://www.okcommerce.gov/covid19/
Oregon https://www.oregon4biz.com/Coronavirus-Information/
Pennsylvania https://www.pachamber.org/coronavirus/
Puerto Rico https://www.foundationforpuertorico.org/covid19
Rhode Island https://commerceri.com/covid-19/
South Carolina https://www.sccommerce.com/covid-19-business-relief-resources
South Dakota https://sdreadytowork.com/covid-19/
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/ecd/covid-19-small-business-resources.html
Texas https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/coronavirus
Utah https://www.slc.gov/ed/covid19/
Vermont https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19
Virginia
https://www.vachamber.com/covid-19/
https://vaseagrant.org/together-for-virginia/covid-19-fisheries-resources/
https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/virginia-seafood/COVID-19_Resources.html
https://wsg.washington.edu/community-outreach/covid-19-resources-shellfish/
Washington DC https://coronavirus.dc.gov/dc-small-business-recovery-grants
West Virginia https://westvirginia.gov/covid-19-business-relief-resources/
Wisconsin https://wedc.org/programs-and-resources/covid-19-response/