UPDATED: A Resource Guide to Coronavirus for Government Leaders
The novel coronavirus has tested the durability of federal, state and local governments around the country and the world. This list of resources is meant to connect leaders with useful tools to aid in response efforts.
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. This is updated every 24 hours, please fill out this form if you have other resources, templates or COVID-19 solutions that should be added.
Tip: One helpful tip for navigating this guide is to use CTRL-F or CMD-F (for Macs) to search specific keywords or needs.
You can track the spread of coronavirus through this interactive dashboard from Johns Hopkins and Esri, FAO and NOAA.
COVID-19 Information
Latest Counts:
- View Total Infection Counts (Including Presumed Positive) from Johns Hopkins
- CDC Weekly View of Infections and Hospitalizations
- CDC State-by-State Reported Case Breakdown
Federal Government Guidance for State and Local Government Agencies
- Watch Federal Briefings & See Scheduled Briefings (White House Live)
- White House Guidance — 15 Days to Slow the Spread (3/16)
- Recent CDC Guidance on Event Sizes (as of 3/15)
- Community Mitigation Strategy Template (PDF)
- State and Local Government COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
- Recent Federal Guidance (as of March 15)
- Public Health Communicators Guide
- CDC Online Self-Check
- CDC Checklist for Community Leaders
- White House Guidance — 30 Days To Slow The Spread
- CDC/Apple COVID-19 Screening App (iOS)+ Interactive Website
- White House/CDC/FEMA Joint Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance & Website
- Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Allocations All States (PDF)
- Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Funding by State
- Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant Solicitation (PDF)
- Eligible State and Local Entities for Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments from the US Treasury (PDF)
- Application for Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments from the US Treasury
Reopening Guidance
- White House Guidance on Opening Up America
- Johns Hopkins Phased Reopening Guidance (PDF)
- McKinsey & Co Guidance on COVID-19 & Reopening (PDF)
- State by State Overview of Approaches (Governing)
- National Coronavirus Response — A Roadmap to Reopening (American Enterprise Institute)(PDF)
COVID-19 Information Dashboards
- Esri Interactive dashboard from Johns Hopkins, FAO and NOAA.
- Splunk dashboards for coronavirus tracking (V2)+ Github repository and companion app + corporate point of view (Splunk & Splunk4Good)
- COVID-19 dashboard, data resources and public health response information (Tableau)
- National public perception dashboard on COVID-19 (Elucd)
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus Dashboards (SAS)
- Interactive map with coronavirus portals and state infection counts (GovTech)
- Projected COVID-19 distribution model dashboard tied to policy decisions (COVIDActNow.org)
- Open map data on US health system capacity to care for COVID-19 patients (COVID Care Map)
- Projected COVID-19 spread and resource utilization dashboard state by state (IHME)
- COVID-19 State and Local Policy Dashboard for state and key local agencies and policymakers (MultiState)
- Dashboard for state legislative, regulatory, and executive order information with a link to full text reports for each measure related to COVID-19 (LexisNexis) + Free Resource Kit
- State by state dashboard tracking the rate of spread (Rt)
- State and territories policy action tracking dashboard (NGA)
- Overview of a flexible, risk-based, policy and technical framework for consideration by policymakers as they look to restart society (KPMG)
- State by state reopening dashboard (ProPublica)
Example State and Local Government Responses
- Santa Clara Public Health Guidance
- King County, Wash., Guidance
- Westchester County Guidance
- New York State Health Guidance
- Florida Health Guidance
- State of California Executive Order
- Pandemic Communication Tip Infographic (Katie Nelson, Mountain View, Calif., Police Department)
- States Diverting to Telework (GovTech)
- Government Agencies Closing Non-Critical Functions
- Dallas County Shelter-in-Place Order
- State of Delaware Business Continuity Guidance
- Libraries — Las Vegas-Clark County Library
- State by State breakdown (CNN)
- California Reopening Parameters
- State of Delaware Business Continuity Guidance
- State of New York COVID-19 Digital SWAT Response
- State of Texas Guidance
- Texas Reopening Parameters
State and Local Telecommuting Policy Examples
City Policies
- City of Palo Alto, Calif.
- City of San Francisco, Calif.
- City of Long Beach, Calif.
- Kansas City, Mo.
- City of San Rafael, Calif.
- City of Sugarland, Texas
- City of Pasadena, Calif.
- City of Bellevue, Wash.
- City of Mesa, Ariz.
- City of Danville, Va.
County Policies
- Montgomery County, Texas
- King County, Wash.
- Pinal County, Ariz.
- Oakland County, Mich.
- Hamilton County, Ohio
- Davidson County , Tenn.
- Montgomery County, Md.
- Arlington County, Va.
State Policies
- State of Georgia Telework Policy (PDF) + Employee Telework Agreement (PDF)
- Stay at Home Orders (Now 16 States)
- New York State Health Guidance
- Florida Health Guidance
- State of California Executive Order
- State of New York COVID-19 Digital SWAT Response
- State of Texas Guidance
COVID-19 Response Survey
The question below provides an opportunity for us to collectively learn how state and local agencies are responding to COVID-19 using technology. After answering the question, you’ll be able to immediately see how other state and local agencies are responding.
What technologies have you implemented in response to COVID-19 in your organization?
GovTech Companies Providing COVID-19 Solutions
- Curated solutions for state and local leaders around the coronavirus (Marketplace.city)
- Get maps, data sets, applications, and more for coronavirus disease (Esri)
- SMS Notifications for Citizens (Citibot) — Free for 60 days for state and local agencies from Citibot
- Free knowledge sharing resources and templates (ordinances, bylaws, templates, etc.) (BoxOfDocs)
- Free 90-days of e-mail encryption software (Trustifi)
- Free text message communication during COVID-19 (iConstituent)
- Government Social Media Facebook Community (Government Social Media)
- Free landing page for COVID-19 response (Seamless Docs)
- Free 90-days mass notification software (CivicReady)
- Free 90-day voice, text and SMS digital communication software for up to 250 mobile users + SMS Alerting (Vonage)
- Free communication, mobile workforce and security solutions between 30–90 days (AT&T Business)
- Free assistance to all government agencies with developing social media and PR campaign strategies and creative assets around COVID-19 through e-mail (PayIt)
- Call Center Automation (Xaqt)
- Social Media and Citizen Data Monitoring (ZenCity)
- Free Online Forms (Citybase)
- Free online building and permitting software (Camino)
- Free 90-day online information-sharing portal (Civil Space Lite)
- Free digital tools including GIS Mapping, Drive-through test registration, Expense Tracking, Volunteer Registration and a number of digital forms (GovPilot)
- Free Non-Integrated Payment Solution for Local Governments (nCourt)
- Free Training on Distributed Workforce (CivicActions)
- Free security-awareness work from home deployment kit (SANS)
- Free best practices guide on outreach (draft webpages, e-mail templates, etc.) (Granicus)
- Free courses on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, how to be productive working from home, and how to manage stress (Cornerstone Cares)
- Free Microsoft Teams training (SHI)
- Free employee training for COVID-19 response for human resource professionals (NEOGOV)
- Justice and Public Safety Coronavirus Screening (Unit Innovations)
- Data resources and public health response information (Tableau)
- Free Digital Workshop to Help with Meeting Cancellations (Konveio)
- Free 90-day access to digital meeting management and live video capabilities (at cost) (CivicClerk/CP Media)
- Enabling secure health and human service work to be done remotely through Pokket (Acivilate)
- Free best practices guide on outreach (draft webpages, email templates, etc.) (Granicus)
- Free COVID-19 AI-based Diagnosis Tool + Mortality Risk Calculator (Surgisphere)
- Free closed community to share ideas and resources for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) or City Managers (Urban Leap)
- Free data insights about anonymized people movement in 1,000+ cities (LotaData)
- Free (for ArcGIS Users) Coronavirus Response App to monitor coronavirus cases, track the impact on public gathering places, inventory testing sites, and share this information with the public (ESRI)
- Free interactive guide for COVID-19 local government response (COVID Local + Multiple Stakeholders)
- Free data-as-a-service credits to developers/agencies working on COVID-19-related projects until June 30th (MongoDB)
- Free telework/remote workforce request workflow solutions (SimpliGov)
- Free infrastructure load testing solution until July 31, 2020 (MicroFocus)
- Free privacy & data protection resources for local governments and others using personal data to respond to COVID-19 (Future of Privacy Forum)
- Free resources to help you communicate more effectively with data (MySidewalk)
- Free virtual agent for COVID-19 citizen response (IBM ) + Full list of IBM COVID-19 Response Resources
- Free state-enterprise cloud-based and secure, turnkey mobile responsive web and notification services (NIC)
- Free tool for adding emergency alert banners, hero banners, and pop up messages to your website (Solodev)
- Free training resources for finance, accounting, and risk management (Workiva)
- Free remote desktop workspaces and documents for up to 50 people (AWS)
- Free Webex video conferencing for 180-days (Cisco)
- Free video conferencing solution for 90-days (Vonage)
- Free desktop-as-a-service for 30-days (Nutanix)
- Free remote user access through May 2020 (CyberArk)
- Free access (until May 30th) to software intelligence platform for application and infrastructure performance (Dynatrace)
- Free document/collaboration platform and web server for 6-months (Hyland)
- Free tool for evaluating your agency’s readiness for remote work through employee feedback (Qualtrics)
- Free trial of remote work and learning solutions — including secure cloud desktops, virtual contact center, remote communication & collaboration, secure content collaboration, and remote network access (AWS)
- Free platform (through 9/30/2020) to capture, track, and manage the new workflows, unexpected activities and new types of data brought on by COVID-19 (Quickbase)
- Free application performance management and IT operations analytics platform for 90-days (AppDynamics)
- Free telework/remote workforce request workflow solutions (SimpliGov)
- Free infrastructure load testing solution until July 31, 2020 (MicroFocus)
- Free process and workflow solution and resources for 90-days (Nintex)
- Free remote worker end-point security (Crowdstrike)
- Free 60-days of total cybersecurity protection + VPN access (McAfee)
- Free new or expanded licenses for Cisco Umbrello, Duo, or AnyConnect (Cisco)
- Free Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Until 4/30 (Okta)
- Free business continuity resource and process templates (Nintex)
- Free list of COVID-19 cooperative purchasing contracts (CoProcure)
- Free procurement sourcing portal subscription (ProcureNow)
- Free guide on how to live stream the open bidding process (VendorRegistry)
- Free online procurement portal for public sector agencies (ProcureNow)
- Free budget simulation tool for agencies under the gun to get their budgets framed and executed by June 30 (Balancing Act)
- Free access to emergency grants available for government agencies (Opengrants.io)
- Free resources on how government can access grants to fight coronavirus (eCivis) + COVID-19 Resource Hub
- Free COVID-19 AI-based Diagnosis Tool + Mortality Risk Calculator (Surgisphere)
- Free crisis COVID-19 crisis response platform with mass notification capabilities (Atlas One)
- Free app to conduct secure, routine police work through your cell phone (10–21 Police App, Callyo)
- Free COVID-19 response app with task and resource management, time tracking, etc. (Cartegraph)
- Free solution for digital credentialing and verification across state lines (Merit)
- Free apps for emergency response, outreach, self-reporting, and exposure management (ServiceNow)
- Free privacy & data protection resources for local governments and others using personal data to respond to COVID-19 (Future of Privacy Forum)
- Free resources to help you communicate more effectively with data (MySidewalk)
- Free tool for adding emergency alert banners, hero banners, and pop up messages to your website (Solodev)
- Free training resources for finance, accounting, and risk management (Workiva)
- Free 90-days of online purchasing management platform for vendor, bid, and quote management (Vendor Registry)
- Free (for 6-months) open collaboration Program for small and mid-size agencies needing to deliver and manage their capital asset, infrastructure, and facilities programs remotely (Aurigo)
- Free cloud-based data transparency tool (Through September) that enables you to quickly transform financial, statistical and GIS driven data into engaging visuals (Questica)
- Free online community for government leaders to share best practices and response tips for COVID-19 (1,000+ signed up) (Granicus govCommunity)
- Remote working tools for data preparation, predictive analytics, data science, and streaming visualization (60-days)(Altair Data Analytics)
- Free (through April 30th) public commenting tool for government to use to solicit citizen feedback before public meetings (Granicus eComment)
- Free (through April 30th) public communication software platform (Granicus govDelivery)
- Free website sign-up tool for citizens to get information from local, state, or federal government entities (Granicus govNewsSignup)
- Free digital CRM platform with self-service help centers, FAQ, SMS alerts, and more for 90-days (Salesforce)
- Free online purchasing management platform for vendor, bid, and quote management (Vendor Registry)
- Free 90-day cloud strategic sourcing and procurement platform (Bonfire)
- Free (for 6-months) open collaboration Program for small and mid-size agencies needing to deliver and manage their capital asset, infrastructure, and facilities programs remotely (Aurigo)
- Free online community for government leaders to share best practices and response tips for COVID-19 (1,000+ signed up) (Granicus govCommunity)
- Remote working tools for data preparation, predictive analytics, data science, and streaming visualization (60-days)(Altair Data Analytics)
- Free (through April 30th) public commenting tool for government to use to solicit citizen feedback before public meetings (Granicus eComment)
- Free (through April 30th) public communication software platform (Granicus govDelivery)
- Free website sign-up tool for citizens to get information from local, state, or federal government entities (Granicus govNewsSignup)
- Free user-configurable COVID-19 information page (Bond Intelligence) — Example Page
- Free digital CRM platform with self-service help centers, FAQ, SMS alerts, and more for 90-days (Salesforce)
- Free user-configurable COVID-19 information page (Bond Intelligence) — Example Page
- Free access to online learning with over 35K+ book titles, 30K+ hours of video for your employees through July 6th (O’Reilly Media Online Learning)
- Free training and open solutions for observability/monitoring, application/site search, and cybersecurity (Elastic)
- Free certified e-mail communication tool (Validity)
- Free virtual board and meeting management system until August 31st (OnBoard)
- Free tool to evaluate, manage and track space requirements as needs arise during emergency response to pandemic for 120 days (Ameresco)
- Free crisis response leadership training (GovLab at NYU)
- Free cloud-based remote help software for 90-days (SolarWinds)
- Free expansion for current customers to track medical devices, producing spatial views of active COVID-19 cases, and track and respond to FOIA requests (Calytera)
- Free trials, evaluation and special surge licenses for remote vulnerability assessments through Tenable Nessus Agents (Tenable)
- Free Pandemic Preparedness Package to track personnel exposure with COVID-19 for 1-year (Mark43)
- Free implementation of digital service and payment collection infrastructure (PayIt Express)
- Free document management cloud service for 6-months (Laserfiche)
- Free survey and analysis tool to understand your workforce (CPS HR Consulting)
- Free (Through December 1st) use of Citizen Reporting, Field Ops and Freedom, and Digital Evidence Management Systems (CentralSquare Technologies)
- COVID-19 Testing and Data Response Platform (Under Resources of NGA in partnership with Accenture, Adobe, Oracle, Splunk, NuHarbor Security, Alliance for Innovation, City of San Jose, WhyLine, and Globant)
- Free open innovation program focuses on identifying the needs of cities and state governments and providing them with access to the most relevant technology solutions for fast implementation (SOSA)
- Free (through September 1st) endpoint backup and recovery solution available for up to 1,000 endpoint devices (Commvault/Metallic)
- Free training resources for government officers (Training Officers Association)
- Free (annual fee waived through August 31st) website accessibility technology for disable users (ADA Site Compliance)
- Free space-planning software (The Rosner Model)
Paid COVID-19 State & Local Government Resources
- Enabling secure health and human service work to be done remotely through Pokket (Acivilate)
- Justice and public safety cornavirus screening (Unit Innovations)
- Social media and citizen data monitoring (ZenCity)
- Call center Automation (Xaqt)
- Budget modeling and COVID-19 information hubs [Example] (ClearGov)
- Digital payments & services (PayIt)
- Zero trust remote network and application access (Netskope)
- Design and build enterprise-level sites quickly and easily, with no deep coding skills necessary (Acquia)
- Virtual public meeting and citizen engagement hub (PublicInput.com)
- Data and real-time insights about how COVID-19 is impacting cities, vulnerable populations across the country to aid in emergency response (Urban Footprint)
- Remote workforce solutions including Desktop-as-a-Service, Managed Desktop, Virutal Desktop and more (Presidio)
- Telework and online learning solution portal (Carahsoft)
- Digital platform and support for bringing services online. [Send e-mail with specific need](PayIt)
- Solutions for business continuity, data protection and remote work (NetApp)
- Mission-critical connectivity COVID-19 resource center (Verizon)
- Repository of resources and solutions for digital services — such as virtual inspections, permitting and registration to respond to COVID-19 (Accela)
- Accelerator for public health outbreak tracking and monitoring (AKA Enterprise Solutions)
- Comprehensive management tool for tracking and mitigation of infectious diseases (FuturITy)
- Remote infrastructure monitoring and solutions for staff safety and business continuity during COVID-19 (Ensono)
- Cyber resiliency solution for the increase in cyberattacks around COVID-19 (Rubrik)
- Rapidly scale your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)(Nutanix)
- Cybersecurity solutions, tactics, and tips to move to secure, enterprise-wide work-from-home setup (Tanium)
- Public safety communication platform (Atlas One)
- Virtual public meeting and citizen engagement hub (PublicInput.com)
- Data and real-time insights about how COVID-19 is impacting cities, vulnerable populations across the country to aid in emergency response (UrbanFootprint)
- Collect real-time data from residents, businesses, and public agencies to keep citizens informed (Unqork)
- Quickly launch automated, personalized communications across all digital channels (Acquia)
- Remote infrastructure monitoring and solutions for staff safety and business continuity during COVID-19 (Ensono)
- Cyber resiliency solution for the increase in cyberattacks around COVID-19 (Rubrik)
- Cybersecurity solutions, tactics, and tips to move to secure, enterprise-wide work-from-home setup (Tanium)
- AI-based security camera view inspection software for better managing physical security cameras (Ai-RGUS)
- Rapidly scale your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)(Nutanix)
- Mesh networking devices for mobile app use in remote or congested cell areas (goTenna)
- Oracle Emergency Surge Services — database, engineered systems, cloud infrastructure and on prem or cloud applications (Remote and On-Demand Support) (Mythics)
- COVID-19 Online Knowledge Base System that aggregates guidance & information from multiple sources (CDC, WHO, HHS, etc.) (Speridian + Oracle)
- COVID-19 Exposure Tracking Tools for Health Departments (General Code)
- Education Technology Kit for launching remote learning initiative out-of-the-box (Stratix)
- Low-code development environment to build custom workflows, mobile apps, and software integrations with limited technical requirements (CivicOptimize Productivity)
- Resources to help improve your remote learning challenges (NetApp)
- Telehealth resources to expand and improve access to health (NetApp)
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/County Management Association (ICMA) COVID-19 Resources
- Bloomberg Coronavirus Local Response Initiative
County Government
State Government
- National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Coronavirus Guidance
- National Conference of State Legislatures — State Legislators & Staff Coronavirus Resources
- National Governors Association (NGA) Coronavirus Resources
- National Association of State Chief Administrators COVID-19 Resources (NASCA)
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)
- How to run effective digital meetings (PrimeGov)
- New Stimulus Plan Designed to Soften COVID-19 Economic Impact (Governing)
- A curated list of how cities are reaching out to citizens (Seamless Docs)
- Best practices on responding to COVID-19 with data (Tyler Technologies)
- 3 ways governments can prepare for coronavirus (eCivis)
- Resources for human capital management in a time of COVID-19 (Ceridian)
- Blogposts around best practices for remote work during COVID-19 (Entisys360)
- State and local government leader resources for responding to COVID-19 (Harvard Kennedy School)
- What does the COVID-19 Stimulus bill mean for technology? (GovTech)
- COVID-19 Funding: Top Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for state and local governments (eCivis)
- Understand and address the cybersecurity impacts of COVID-19 (Tenable)
- 3 Key Insights from Government Leaders Dealing with Coronavirus (OpenGov)
- US coronavirus relief funds: A guide for state and local governments (McKinsey)
- Resources for business continuity planning and remote work management (Laserfiche)
- Tools, resources, and data to negate the spread of COVID-19 and support business continuity (Tyler Technologies)
- Policy & Legal Guidance for Employers Confronting Coronavirus (LexisNexis)
- Managing County Finances in the Wake of Coronavirus (NYSAC)
- Pathway to Financial Recovery — Part 1 + Part 2 + Video about data’s role in preparing for the future (three+one)
- Tips on using Zoom to hold public meetings (Streamline)
State COVID-19 Portals (In Alphabetical Order)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida + Interactive Dashboard of Cases (Florida Health)
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
This resource list is updated daily. For multiple updates each day, please see the original resource on which this is based, State and Local Government Resources for COVID-19, also curated by Dustin Haisler on medium.com.
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