Financial Assistance - Individuals and Families - Statewide - Coronavirus 2020 - 2025
CLOSED April 2024 Affordable Connectivity Program The Affordable Connectivity Program replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit on December 31, 2021. Learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program including eligibility criteria and enrollment by visitingfcc.gov/ACPor visitThe Affordable Connectivity Program website. Frontline Grocery Workers Fund Through a partnership with United Way Worldwide and Kendall-Jackson, the Grocery Workers Fund provides emergency relief for the immediate needs of frontline grocery store workers as a way to say 'thank you' to grocery workers. Grocery store employees may qualify for financial assistance in the form of a gift card to help them weather difficult times, not just during COVID-19 but is designated to be a long-term resource. Apply here. Applications open Thursday, October 1, 2020 and are open to eligible grocery workers in the United States. The application may close each month if the number of applicants exceeds the amount of funds available but will reopen on the first day of the following month. Visit application link for more FAQs. The North Stands Stipend Program Provides stipends to displaced hospitality workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota. To apply, visit website. One Fair Wage Emergency Fund Supports restaurant workers, delivery drivers and other tipped workers and service workers facing financial hardship or are unable to work because of quarantines, facing a severe crisis, or other health concerns in Minnesota. To apply, visit website. FEMA Funeral Assistance FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses. The COVID-19 incident period will come to an end on May 11, 2023. FEMA will continue to provide funeral assistance until September 30, 2025 to those who have lost loved ones due to this pandemic. Call (844)684-6333 or TTY (800)462-7585 8 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday to apply. Visit website for more information regarding eligibility, what is covered, what is required, how does it work, and how to apply.
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06/16/2025
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Coronavirus 2020 - 2025
A new virus first detected in Wuhan, China, known as Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is a strain of virus not previously seen in humans, has been detected in multiple countries worldwide, including the United States. This virus presents as an upper respiratory illness with symptoms similar to the common flu and is spreading person-to-person.
What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is an illness caused by a new type of coronavirus. This new virus was first detected in people in Wuhan City, China, and has since been detected worldwide, including in the United States. This virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal colds and flu viruses spread. The virus has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" which is abbreviated "COVID-19". Most people have not been exposed to it and have not developed immunity to it.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some coronavirus strains cause the common cold in people. Others occur in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people. Some of these can then spread between people. There is currently no vaccine to prevent infection with this new virus or anti-viral medication to treat it.
Most people who get COVID-19 can be taken care of at home, just like with seasonal flu. However some people can become very ill and require hospitalization.