JMU Launches Project THRIVE | Rebuilding, Relaunching, and Reviving Local Businesses
June 11, 2021 Project THRIVE is a six-week, virtual series that aims to help rebuild, relaunch, and revive local businesses and nonprofit organizations that have been impacted by the pandemic. The Project THRIVE team is looking for a total of 8 to 10 businesses AND 8 to 10 nonprofit organizations to join […]
Continue readingU.S. Department of Treasury Provides Guidance on Non-entitlement Units of Local Government
May 25, 2021. Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs) of Local Government should expect to receive Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund payments through their state governments. State governments will receive a specific allocation of these funds from U.S. Treasury and are responsible for distributing these funds to NEUs. Award amounts are based on […]
Continue readingU.S. Department of Treasury Releases Pre-award Guidelines for American Rescue Funds
U.S. Dept. of Treasury April 15, 2021 Prior to the formal launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program, those entities that are eligible to receive a direct payment of funds from Treasury under the program should prepare certain information in advance as outlined below. By undertaking […]
Continue readingBroadway Approves COVID-19 Relief Allocation
Daily News Record: April 9, 2021 As localities wait to receive their share of the latest COVID-19 relief funding from the American Rescue Plan, Broadway Town Council is laying the groundwork on how its allocation will be disbursed.
Continue readingFed says Fifth District Economy Shows Moderate Growth
Virginia Business: April 15, 2021 The economy has grown “moderately” in recent weeks, with strong production increases, employment rising and consumer spending up in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District, which includes Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland, according to the latest edition of the Fed’s Beige Book, released […]
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Telework!VA Provides Telework Program Assistance
Last fall the CSPDC worked with Telework!VA consultant, Robin Mack to host a staff retreat on the benefits, challenges and best practices of teleworking. Ms. Mack surveyed staff and created a customized presentation for both employees and managers to better succeed in our new virtual workplace. Robin Mack and the […]
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American Rescue Bill
President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in early March. The $1.9 trillion relief bill provides direct assistance to state and local governments along with billions of dollars for public health, vaccines, education, transportation, housing and more. In the CSPDC region, the counties of Augusta, Bath, […]
Continue readingAugusta County Administrator part of State Vaccine Distribution Committee
WHSV3: Mar. 10, 2021 AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) — Augusta County Administrator Tim Fitzgerald is representing the Central Shenandoah region on the Governor’s Vaccine Distribution Committee. The committee is made up of about nine other county administrators or assistants across Virginia, which meets virtually each week with the state leadership […]
Continue readingA COVID Winter: How Staunton area restaurants are dealing with slow months, a pandemic
Staunton News Leader: Feb. 3, 2021 For Staunton, closing down Beverley Street continued into the new year, but the dip in temperatures also meant not a lot of people were coming out …
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COVID-19 Vaccine Information Resources
The Virginia Department of Health’s Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) is responsible for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the CSPDC region. The CSHD has launched several helpful resources to ensure accurate information about vaccine distribution reaches the public. Residents can sign-up for CSHD’s weekly COVID-19 e-newsletter or obtain further up-to-date […]
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