As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, I’ve curated some resources from around the Web for my state and local government network. I will do my best to keep this up to date over the coming days and weeks, and please email me if you have other resources I should add or best practices I should share.
You can track the spread of coronavirus through this interactive dashboard from Johns Hopkins and Esri, FAO, and NOAA.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Community Mitigation Strategy Template (PDF)
State and Local Government COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Recent Federal Guidance (as of March 15)
Public Health Communicators Guide
COVID-19 INFORMATION DASHBOARDS
Altair Data Analytics remote work tools for data science, predictive analytics
ESRI Interactive dashboard from Johns Hopkin, FAO, and NOAA.
Granicus govCommunity free online community for tips, best practices
Splunk dashboard for coronavirus tracking + Github repository and companion app + corporate point of view (Splunk & Splunk4Good)
EXAMPLE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
San Francisco Guidance
Santa Clara County Public Health Guidance
State of California Executive Order
Pandemic Communication Tip Infographic (Katie Nelson, Mountain View Police Department)
STATE AND LOCAL TELECOMMUTING POLICY EXAMPLES
City of Long Beach Telecommuting Pact, Safety Checklist
City of Palo Alto Flex & Alternative Work Policies
City of Pasadena Telecommuting Guidelines
City of San Francisco Telecommuting Policy and Program
City of San Rafael Remote Work Information
RESOURCES FROM STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS
Local Government
US Conference of Mayors COVID-19 Resources for Mayors
National League of Cities (NLC) Resources for Local Government Leaders
Emerging Local Government Leaders COVID-19 Resources
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Coronavirus Resources
International City Managers Association (ICMA) COVID-19 Resources
County Government
National Association of Counties (NACo) Coronavirus Resources
State Government
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Coronavirus Guidance
National Association of State Legislators — State Legislators & Staff Coronavirus Resources
National Governors Association (NGA) Coronavirus Resources
ADDITIONAL STATE AND LOCAL COVID-19 READING
Coronavirus News Dashboard (Axios) — Real-time updates
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources — (Gary Price, Info Docket)
States Diverting to Telework — GovTech
Government Agencies Closing Non-Critical Functions — (Governing)
Gov Tech Events Around the Country Moving Online — (GovTech)
New Stimulus Plan Designed to Soften COVID-19 Economic Impact — (Governing)
A curated list of how cities are reaching out to citizens — (Seamless Docs)
In addition, the California Department of Public Health includes a vertical dedicated to COVID-19 resources.
