General COVID-19 Resources

• Coronavirus.gov
• CDC on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  • What you need to know about how CDC is making COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the United States.

• American Small Business Resources

Departmental and Bureau Actions in Response to COVID-19

• Department of Commerce

  • COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan, February 2021

  • Commerce Department Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Implementation Plan, June 2020
• U.S. Census Bureau

  • U.S. Census Bureau COVID-19 Site 

• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

  • MBDA and CARES Act Funding (May 8, 2020)

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • NIST and COVID-19

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

  • NOAA Fisheries COVID-19 Update

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

  • FirstNet: Connecting the Frontlines during COVID-19 Response (August 2020)

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

  • USPTO COVID-19 Response Resource Center

Researching COVID-19 Impact across our Bureaus 

• Why masks with valves do not slow the spread of COVID-19 (November 10, 2020)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections (October 5, 2020)
• Measuring the Sensitivity of COVID Tests With New Material From NIST (August 6, 2020)
• NOAA Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Response on the Environment (May 6, 2020)

• New Census Surveys Provide Near Real-Time Info on Households, Businesses During COVID-19 (April 23, 2020)

• NIST Tool Could Help Hospitals Repurpose Rooms for Disinfecting N95 Masks (April 16, 2020) 

• USPTO Announces Extension of Certain Patent and Trademark-Related Timing Deadlines Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (March 31, 2020)