March 2020 

Last week we launched three regional response funds with many dedicated funding partners and leaders to raise awareness of the COVID-19 crisis and to invite private and philanthropic contributors to support nonprofit organizations, small businesses and vulnerable populations. Learn about the regional response funds below.

Northern California COVID-19 Response Fund
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is partnering with funders, community organizations and private contributors to raise funds to support nonprofits that work directly with vulnerable community members in the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. Learn more and donate.

Donate4Sacramento COVID-19 Regional Response Fund
Public, private, labor and nonprofit leaders throughout the Sacramento Region have joined forces to raise both awareness of what the community is confronting due to COVID-19 and resources that will be dedicated to help vulnerable populations and small businesses. Learn more and donate.

San Joaquin Valley Health Fund COVID-19 Response Cluster
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund and partners invite private and philanthropic contributions to provide support for those most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Sierra Health Foundation and The California Endowment teamed up to seed the SJVHF COVID-19 Response Cluster with contributions of nearly $500,000. Learn more and donate.

COVID-19 resources
We’re posting web links, funding opportunities, articles and informational materials, including prevention flyers in multiple languages, on the Sierra Health Foundation web site and The Center web site. We encourage our partners and community members to access these resources and share them widely.

Foundation and Center programs are operating remotely
In order to reduce risk of exposure to COVID-19, the foundation and Center offices closed starting March 18 and will remain closed until further notice. Staff members are working remotely and our operations and programs are continuing. Feel free to reach out to your program officer if you have questions about reporting due dates, work plan modifications or other matters.

The California Department of Health Care Services awarded the Asthma Mitigation Program contract to The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. This statewide program will provide $12 million in funding and technical assistance for organizations that are providing asthma home visiting programs in California. Grants up to $500,000 are available for community-based organizations, local health departments, community-based health care providers or Medi-Cal managed care organizations that will work on specific culturally and linguistically appropriate asthma home visiting services, education and environmental mitigation.

Applications are due by April 28 at 1 p.m. Learn more and access the request for proposals, frequently asked questions, resources and a webinar recording on the Asthma Mitigation Project web page.

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is seeking an experienced team to conduct an evaluation of the Asthma Mitigation Project. Proposals are due by May 7 at 1 p.m. Learn more and access the request for proposals on the Asthma Mitigation Project web page.

The California Funders for Boys and Men of Color have a redesigned web site, with an appealing, user-friendly design and content that better reflects the program’s work. Check out the Latest News and Take Action sections, and access the Here To Lead storytelling campaign. The network is now on Instagram — follow them at @CAFundersforBMOC.

The U.S. Census Bureau has adjusted 2020 Census operations in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to protect the health and safety of Census Bureau employees, volunteers and the public. The Bureau has extended the self-response phase to August 14 and has extended, delayed or suspended other activities. See 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 for details.

The California Complete Count–Census 2020 Office is providing updates on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Learn more.

The National Association of Counties has analyzed the Third COVID-19 Supplemental: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) — known as the Cares Act. The analysis looks at what resources will be available to states and how they can be used, as well as the central role counties will play in the implementation of the act. Learn more and access the Cares Act analysis on the National Association of Counties COVID-19 County Response Efforts & Priorities web page.