Coronavirus Data for May 25, 2020

Washington, DC – The District’s reported data for Monday, May 25, 2020 includes 109 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 8,334.

The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.

Tragically, 440 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards or to download COVID-19 data.

The District has reached 13 days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19. That data is represented in the chart below.

Mayor Bowser Announces Funding for 2020 DC HOPE Community Grants

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that non-profit organizations in the District of Columbia are eligible to apply for federal grant money, provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, to support community social distancing engagement and public health awareness outreach efforts. 

The 2020 DC HOPE Community Grants will be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs (MOCA). District based non-profits will be able to apply for up to $50,000.

The grant application will be available online starting today. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 9, at 5 pm.

For more information go to: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-announces-funding-2020-dc-hope-community-grants

Following on Mayor Bowser’s DC Small Business Recovery Microgrants Program, the Department of Housing and Community Development is launching an additional grant opportunity specifically for small businesses in Ward 7 and 8.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will make available approximately $800,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding allocated from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to eligible for-profit small businesses.

Businesses must demonstrate a need for short-term working capital to retain jobs held by low- and moderate-income employees that may be lost due to business closures related to COVID-19. The program will provide support up to $10,000 for short term working capital to fund wages to avoid job loss caused by business closures or reduction in business due to social distancing, rent, utilities, interim operating expenses.

Deadline Applications will be accepted through at 10 am on Friday, May 29, 2020.