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Information Regarding COVID-19 Response

Gulf of Mexico Economic Development Organizations

FLORIDA

Clearwater

(727) 437-0990

SCORE - Pinellas County

     Webpage -- https://pinellascounty.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- pinellas.county@scorevolunteer.org

Fort Myers

(239) 745-3700

Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU

     Webpage -- https://fsbdcswfl.org/

     Resources -- https://fsbdcswfl.org/ https://fsbdcswfl.org/covid-19-coronavirus-resources/

     Email -- sbdc@fgcu.edu

Fort Myers

(239) 931-9807

SCORE - Southwest Florida

     Webpage -- https://southwestflorida.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- swflscore@gmail.com

Lecanto

(352) 249-1236

SCORE - Nature Coast

     Webpage -- https://naturecoastfl.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- help@score.org

Miami

(305) 779-9230

Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU

     Webpage -- https://business.fiu.edu/centers/sbdc/index.cfm

     Email -- sbdc@fiu.edu

Naples

(239) 430-0081

SCORE - Naples

     Webpage -- https://naples.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- info@scorenaples.org

Pensacola

(850) 474-2528

Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF

     Webpage -- https://sbdc.uwf.edu/

     Resources -- https://www.facebook.com/SBDCatUWF/

     Email -- sbdc@uwf.edu

Sarasota

(941) 955-1029

SCORE - Manasota

     Webpage -- https://manasota.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- manasota@scorevolunteer.org

Tallahassee

(850) 298-6620

Enterprise Florida

     Webpage -- https://www.enterpriseflorida.com/

     Resources -- https://www.enterpriseflorida.com/news/covid-19-resources-for-florida-businesses/

     Email -- rcollins@enterpriseflorida.com

Tallahassee

(850) 474-2528

Florida Small Business Development Center at FL A&M

     Webpage -- http://sbdcfamu.org/

     Resources -- http://sbdcfamu.org/resources-for-small-businesses-impacted-by-the-coronavirus/

     Email -- sbdcfamu@gmail.com

Tampa

(813) 905-5800

Florida Small Business Development Center at USF

     Webpage -- https://sbdctampabay.com/

     Email -- USF@FloridaSBDC.org

Tampa

(813) 448-2311

SCORE - Tampa

     Webpage -- https://tampa.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- tampakit@aol.com


ALABAMA

Fairhope

(251) 928-6387

SCORE - South Alabama

     Webpage -- https://southalabama.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- SouthALSCORE@gmail.com

Mobile

(877) 825-7232

Alabama Small Business Development Center at South Alabama

     Webpage -- https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/research/research-innovation/sbdc/

     Resources -- https://www.southalabama.edu/coronavirus/

     Email -- sbdc@southalabama.edu


MISSISSIPPI

Biloxi

(228) 396-8661

Gulf Coast Mississippi Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- https://www.mssbdc.org

     Email -- gcsbdc@olemiss.edu


LOUISIANA

Lake Charles

(337) 475-5529

Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese State Univ.

     Webpage -- https://www.lsbdc.org/msu/

     Resources -- https://www.lsbdc.org/covid19.php

     Email -- lsbdc.msu@lsbdc.org

Lake Charles

(337) 433-3632

SCORE - Southwest Louisiana

     Webpage -- https://southwestlouisiana.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- help@score.org

New Orleans

(504) 831-3730

Louisiana Small Business Development Center New Orleans Region

     Webpage -- https://www.lsbdc.org/gnor/

     Resources -- ttps://www.lsbdc.org/covid19.php

     Email -- lsbdc.gnor@lsbdc.org

New Orleans

(504) 589-2356

SCORE - New Orleans

     Webpage -- https://neworleans.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- ch.admin0044@scorevolunteer.org

Thibodaux

(985) 493-2587

Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Nichols State Univ.

     Webpage -- https://www2.lsbdc.org/center.aspx?center=18010 

     Resources -- https://www.lsbdc.org/covid19.php

     Email -- LSBDC.NIC@lsbdc.org


TEXAS

Bay City

(281) 499-9787

Fort Bend County Small Business Development Center at Coastal Plains

     Webpage --      https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/Coastal_Plains_SBDC.asp

     Resources -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/COVID-19.asp    

Bay City

(713) 202-7640

SCORE - Houston (Bay City)

     Webpage -- https://houston.score.org/    

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- scorehouston@gmail.com

Baytown

(281) 425-6309

Lee College Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- http://www.lee.edu/workforce/sbdc/

     Email -- smccorquodale@lee.edu

Corpus Christi

(361) 879-0017

SCORE - Corpus Christi    

     Webpage -- https://corpuschristi.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- help@score.org

Deer Park

(281) 485-5214

San Jacinto Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/San_Jacinto_College_SBDC.asp

     Resources -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/COVID-19.asp

Freeport

(979) 233-3526

Freeport Economic Development Corporation

     Webpage -- https://www.freeportedc.com/    

Galveston

(409) 770-0216

Galveston Economic Development Partnership

     Webpage -- http://www.gedp.org/

     Resources -- http://www.gedp.org/Content/gedp-business-resources/7687

     Email -- hay@gedp.org

Houston

(713) 487-6565

SCORE - Houston (Main Office)

     Webpage -- https://houston.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- scorehouston@gmail.com

Lake Jackson

(979) 230-3380

Brazosport College Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/Brazosport_College_SBDC.asp

     Resources -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/COVID-19.asp    

     Email -- sbdcinfo@brazosport.edu

League City

(409) 766-2541

Galveston County Economic Development

     Webpage -- https://developgalvestoncounty.com/    

     Resources -- https://airtable.com/shrnYpc83HMbKY11L/tblWS2RINl6HLAHxL?blocks=hide

     Email -- dane.carlson@co.galveston.us.tx    

League City

(409) 933-1414

Galveston County Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/Galveston_County_SBDC.asp

     Resources -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/COVID-19.asp

     Email -- areid2@uh.edu    

Pearland

(281) 485-3634

SCORE - Houston (Pearland)

     Webpage -- https://houston.score.org/

     Resources -- https://www.score.org/coronavirus

     Email -- scorehouston@gmail.com

Port Arthur

(409) 984-6531

Lamar State College Port Arthur Small Business Development Center

     Webpage -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/Lamar_State_SBDC.asp

     Resources -- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/COVID-19.asp

     Email -- linda.tait@lamarpa.edu

Webinars and Online Resources

Paycheck Protection Program: Insight into program basics and how your business may qualify

Paycheck Protection Program: Insight into program basics and how your business may qualify

Paycheck Protection Program: Insight into program basics and how your business may qualify

Information from 

Farm Credit East

View the Webinar

Cares Act 101 for fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood businesses

Paycheck Protection Program: Insight into program basics and how your business may qualify

Paycheck Protection Program: Insight into program basics and how your business may qualify

Information from the

National Sea Grant Law Center

View the Webinar

Federal Resources and Assistance Available

National Sea Grant Law Center

National Sea Grant Law Center

National Sea Grant Law Center

The National Sea Grant Law Center, based out of the University of Mississippi, has compiled information about COVID-19 Resources.

Sea Grant Law Center

NOAA's COVID-19 Response Page

National Sea Grant Law Center

National Sea Grant Law Center

NOAA Fisheries is actively monitoring and adjusting to the COVID-19 national health crisis. They have created a COVID-19 Response Page. This provides sources of information about the Coronavirus and NOAA's response to date. 

NOAA's COVID-19 Page

Farm Credit East

National Sea Grant Law Center

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

Farm Credit East has provided a portal for "knowledge exchange" relating to COVID-19 and the PPP.

Watch the Webinar

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting mariners and maritime commerce. This bulletin serves as a reminder that the illness of persons on board a vessel must be reported to both the Coast Guard and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Read Full Bulletin

Small Business Owners' Guide to CARES Act

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

NOAA Emergency Action Regarding Observer Coverage

The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepeneurship published a guide outlining the resources that will be available through SBA due to this Bill. 

Read the Guide

NOAA Emergency Action Regarding Observer Coverage

Coast Guard Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death

NOAA Emergency Action Regarding Observer Coverage

NOAA Fisheries issued an emergency action to provide the authority, on a case-by-case basis, to waive observer coverage, some training, and other program requirements. 

Read the Press Release from NOAA

Small Business Administration Disaster Loans

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Right  now, small businesses can apply for loans up to $2 million.

More About SBA Disaster Loan

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

This is for companies with less than 500 employees. It should be noted that the employer must front the cost of the sick leave, but they are eligible for a reimbursement. 

More About Access to Sick Leave

Tax Filing and Payment Extension

Expanded Access to Emergency Paid Sick Leave

National Fisherman Compiling Companies doing Direct-to-Consumer-Sales

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the tax filing deadline has been extended to July 15.

More About Tax Extension

National Fisherman Compiling Companies doing Direct-to-Consumer-Sales

National Fisherman Compiling Companies doing Direct-to-Consumer-Sales

National Fisherman Compiling Companies doing Direct-to-Consumer-Sales

If you are a fish house or commercial fisherman who is able to sell directly to the public, National Fisherman is compiling a list of businesses who can ship or are selling fish at pick up points. 

Submit Your Information

Gulf State Resources and Assistance Available

Louisiana Economic Development

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

Louisiana Economic Development

Louisiana Economic Development also is offering COVID-19: Business Resources, an online guide to assistance available for impacted businesses. 

More about LED Resources

Louisiana Department of Health

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

Louisiana Economic Development

View up-to-date information about COVID-19 in the state of Louisiana

Visit LDH Website

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

 LDWF, LSU AgCenter, and Louisiana Sea Grant have produced a handout for commercial seafood harvesters to consider when handling seafood. These suggested handling techniques will help provide confidence to seafood buyers at all levels of the supply chain. 

View the Handout

Mississippi Department of Employment Secuirty

Mississippi Department of Employment Secuirty

Louisiana Fisheries Forward Handout on Safe Seafood Handling

Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced that Mississippi workers who are not able to work due to COVID-19 will be eligible to file for unemployment benefits. 

More information

Mississippi Department of Health

Mississippi Department of Employment Secuirty

Mississippi Department of Health

View information from the state of Mississippi on COVID-19. 

Visit MDH Website

Florida Department of Health

Mississippi Department of Employment Secuirty

Mississippi Department of Health

View information from the state of Florida on COVID-19. 

Visit FDH Website

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program is currently available to small business owners located in all Florida counties statewide that experienced economic damage as a result of COVID-19. 

More About Bridge Loan

Florida Disaster Information

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

FloridaDisaster.biz is a partnership between the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM). This site has information and resources available about disaster response in the state of Florida. This partnership between DEP and DEM works with business and industry to identify available resources to meet the needs of the state and its citizens before, during and after a disaster. 

Find Out More

Texas Comptrollers Office

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan

Texas Workforce Commission

 The Texas Comptroller’s office knows that during periods of economic hardship, paying or remitting taxes and fees on time can feel like an extra burden when there’s so much uncertainty.  The agency is offering assistance to those businesses that are struggling to pay the full amount of sales taxes they collected in February. 

More About TCO

Texas Workforce Commission

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Workforce Commission

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is providing updates on Texas' response to COVID-19 and resources for employers. 

More About TWC

Texas Sea Grant COVID-19 Page

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Sea Grant is compiling information and resources, both for employees of the Texas Sea Grant system and for impacted businesses. 

Texas Sea Grant Resources

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Health and Human Services

Texas Health and Human Services

View information from the state of Texas on COVID-19.  

Visit HHS website

Alabama Department of Labor

Alabama Department of Labor

Alabama Department of Labor

 Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) has information for how workers in Alabama can apply for unemployment benefits during response to COVID-19. 

More about ADOL

Alabama Public Health

Alabama Department of Labor

Alabama Department of Labor

 View information from the state of Alabama on COVID-19.  

Visit APH Website

Statements, Spend Plans, and Letters to Congress

CARES act update_August (pdf)Download
CARES act update_September (pdf)Download
Update on CARES Act State Spend Plans, July 10, 2020 (pdf)Download
Updated Paycheck Protection Program Information, June 26, 2020 (pdf)Download
CARES Act Funding Update June 26, 2020 (pdf)Download
Shareholders' Alliance letter to Congress - Essential Stimulus Recommendations May 11, 2020 (pdf)Download
Fishing Communities Coalition Press Release - Fishermen's "Day of Action" April 24, 2020 (pdf)Download
Shareholders' Alliance letter of support for COVID-19 assistance. April 10, 2020 (pdf)Download
Paycheck Protection Program Accepting Applications. April 6, 2020 (pdf)Download
President Trump Signs CARES Act Into Law. March 27, 2020 (pdf)Download
Shareholders' Alliance Thanks Senate for Supporting Commercial Fishermen. (pdf)Download
Updated COVID-19 Information and Economic Impact Survey. March 25, 2020 (pdf)Download
U.S. Commercial Fishing Groups Urge Congress for Assistance. March 25, 2020 (pdf)Download
Updated Information on Response to COVID-19. March, 21, 2020 (pdf)Download
Support Commercial Fishermen During COVID-19 Outbreak. March 20, 2020 (pdf)Download
Small Business Administration and Labor Department Response to COVID-19. (pdf)Download
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