Advocacy

The law expands eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program, but more advocacy work remains over the coming months.

The application period for the Paycheck Protection Program will expire on March 31.

Congress is amending the next COVID relief bill to expand to 75 percent an existing CARES Act subsidy for costs incurred by employers who provide unemployment benefits on a reimbursable basis.

Lutheran Services in America is pushing Members of Congress to ensure that all our crucial priorities are included in what is likely to be the last legislative package for the year.

Congress must address the urgent remaining needs of nonprofit health and human services providers before adjourning in two weeks' time.

The Senate must amend its current draft of the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, which excludes many of the areas most important to our members as outlined in our key priorities.

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act provides additional flexibility for recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loans.

The Federal Reserve Board continues to develop guidelines for the Main Street Lending Program. Lutheran Services in America will continue to urge senators to support nonprofits through this program and to include our key priorities in their next round of coronavirus relief legislation.

Lutheran Services in America is pleased to see the HEROES Act addresses some of our most important priorities. The fulfillment of these priorities would grant nonprofits the funds and resources necessary to offer the care and service needed by many Americans during this critical time.

Lutheran Services in America is using the collective calls for financial support from members as a springboard for changes in federal and state policy. By channeling these concerns about limited resources into the basis for advocacy efforts, we have been successful in communicating to lawmakers the needs of nonprofits and their workers who are fighting on the front lines of this deadly pandemic.