Pandemic

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.2 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.2 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4.2 includes new, reinstated and updated questions. Some previously asked…

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.2 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.2 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4.2 includes new, reinstated and updated questions. Some previously…

CDFI Fund: CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Technical Assistance Workshops Available

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will be conducting a series of regional workshops to provide technical assistance to CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) Award Recipients.  The in-person workshops will consist of interactive sessions structured around CDFI ERP requirements and Recipient needs. The goal of the workshops…

CDFI Fund: Public Comments Sought on CDFI ERP-Related Changes to the Transaction Level Report

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is soliciting public comment on changes to the Transaction Level Report (TLR) that will capture data on transactions related to the Community Development Financial Institutions Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP). In 2023, the CDFI Fund allocated $1.73 billion in federal financial assistance…

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.1 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for Phase 4.1 include employment status, spending, food…

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.2 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for Phase 4.2 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4.2 includes new, reinstated and updated questions….

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.1 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for Phase 4.1 include employment status, spending, food security, housing,…

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.1 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for Phase 4.1 include employment status, spending, food security,…

SBA: Extension of Moratorium Announced on 8(a) Eligibility Requirement for Small Disadvantaged Businesses

Bona Fide Place of Business Moratorium Extension Until Sept. 30, 2025, Will Increase the Opportunity for SDBs to Grow Their Businesses Today,  Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced that the moratorium on the 8(a) Business Development Program’s Bona…

Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.1 Monthly Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 4.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for Phase 4.1 include employment status, spending, food security,…