The Delaware Museum Association is deeply concerned about the current situation of COVID-19 in Delaware, nationally and internationally. We know this will greatly affect our personal lives and our communities and we want everyone to know that our all-volunteer organization is working hard to support Delaware cultural institutions.
This is a dense page that contains mainly these are links to resources. We plan to keep it as up to date as possible but feel free to email delmuseums@gmail.com with any resources to be included.
Health Information
State of Delaware New Castle County Kent County Sussex County
Center for Disease Control US Government World Health Organization
University of Delaware Delaware State University Wilmington University
Financial Information
COVID Relief Bill (NPR Reporting)
Update on Federal Relief with specifications for museums
CARES Act (Coronavirus relief) Information
IRS Information This can be helpful for tax filings and employee information.
Delaware Community Foundation-Response Funding
Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance
Delaware Help Loans No-interest emergency loans for small business (including museums) impacted by COVID
Business Interruption Insurance
US Small Business Administration
Facebook Small Business Grants Program
Pomeroy Foundation– Road Markers Grants
Museum Resources
Administration
Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement
Delaware Tourism- COVID Impact Survey They are looking to know how this is impacting state tourism, please lend your voice.
American Alliance of Museums They have put together some really great resources for museum administrators.
American Association of State and Local Histories
Institute of Museum and Library Services
AASLH Blog History Community Response
Coronavirus Preparedness Community Document A google doc that institutions around the country are adding their responses too. Good for comparison.
Another Museum Response Document
AASLH Technical Leaflet 250: Managing Through Hard Times
AASLH Recorded Webinar: Leadership, Boards, and Response to COVID-19
Programming
Museum Studies Network Has lots of great information and resources. They are also holding webinars
AASLH Recorded Webinar: Museum Closed. Open for Impact
Online Outreach
Cuseum They are holding webinars on various topics like outreach.
Collections
AASLH Blog Collecting in Quarantine-Maryland Historical Society
Advocacy
AASLH Technical Leaflet 288: Advocating for Your Organization with Local Government
Other
Ancestry.com They are offering free access to National Archives for the time being.
