The SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund, created with $5 million in CARES Act funds from Miami-Dade County, provides support to employees of impacted independently owned and operated restaurants, hotel restaurants, bars, and caterers. Learn more and apply.

Hotel employees who have been furloughed or lost their jobs can apply for the Hotel Worker Relief Grant Program, a partnership of Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association, and Miami Dade College. The program will award stipends of up to $1,000 to impacted hotel workers who complete a training workshop. Apply here.

Round two of the Miami-Dade Arts Support (MÁS!) Grants Program, created with $10M in CARES Act funds, supports artists and arts and cultural organizations. Individual artists should apply here; organizations can apply here and must also complete one of six grant workshops prior to applying.

Funds are available to support small businesses via RISE Miami-Dade Small Business Loans, Miami-Dade County Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loans, the CareerSource South Florida COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund, and the new $30M Hospitality Industry Grant program.