QUÉ:
Dallas County Counts llevará a cabo una conferencia de prensa para realzar las actividades de “Ya es Hora de Hacerte Contar” que tendrán lugar durante los siete días antes de 30 de septiembre, la fecha límite para realizar el conteo del Censo de los Estados Unidos del 2020.

QUIÉN:
La Comisionada Dra. Elba Garcia; George Tang, director ejecutivo de Educate Dallas en Communities Foundation of Texas; y Bryan Carter, senior pastor, Concord Church. Ed Turner, coordinador del Censo del 2020 para la Ciudad de Dallas también estará presente y estará acompañado de manera virtual por varios otros representantes del Condado de Dallas, la Ciudad de Dallas, las ciudades aledañas y organizaciones que han participado en la campaña del censo.

CUÁNDO:
Miércoles, 23 de septiembre, 8:30 a.m.

DÓNDE:
Dallas County Administration Building
Allen Clemson Courtroom
411 Elm Street, Dallas, TX

PORQUÉ:
Dallas County ha alcanzado un índice de respuesta al censo del 62.8% a pesar de la interrupción a las actividades de promoción del censo en la primavera a causa de los esfuerzos para detener la propagación del COVID-19. “Ya es Hora de Hacerte Contar” es una campaña de siete días que comienza el miércoles, 23 de septiembre, para alcanzar un índice de respuesta del 100% antes de la fecha límite del 30 de septiembre.

Habrá grupos que continuarán los sondeos de las áreas que han sido tradicionalmente difíciles de contar respondiendo a preguntas y corrigiendo información errónea que pueda evitar que los residentes respondan al censo. Habrá coordinación con organizaciones asociadas para realizar eventos Censo en Vivo y tener kioscos en bazares, iglesias y restaurantes para proporcionar información y acceso gratuito a internet para responder al censo. Bancos de llamadas y una robusta campaña en medios sociales diseminarán el mensaje que aún hay tiempo para que todos los residentes respondan al censo. Esto asegurará que el Condado de Dallas reciba los fondos, recursos y representación que se merece al tener un conteo correcto en el censo decenal.

WHAT:
Dallas County Counts will hold a news conference to highlight “Time’s Up to Stand Up. Get Counted” activities during the last seven days before the Sept. 30 deadline to complete the 2020 U.S. Census.

WHO:
Commissioner Elba Garcia; George Tang, managing director of Educate Dallas at Communities Foundation of Texas; and Bryan Carter, senior pastor, Concord Church. Ed Turner, 2020 Census Coordinator from the City of Dallas, will also be present, joined virtually by several other representatives from Dallas County, the City of Dallas, surrounding cities and organizations who have participated in the Census campaign.

WHEN:
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 8:30 a.m.

WHERE:
Dallas County Administration Building
Allen Clemson Courtroom
411 Elm Street, Dallas, TX

WHY:
Dallas County has reached a 62.8% rate of response, despite the interruption of Census outreach activities in early spring to curtail the spread of COVID-19. “Time’s Up to Stand Up. Get Counted” is a seven-day campaign beginning Wednesday, September 23rd to increase that rate to 100% before the September 30 deadline.

Groups will continue to canvass areas that have been traditionally hard to count to answer questions and correct misinformation that may keep residents from filling out the Census. There will be coordination with partners to set up Census Live events and kiosks at bazaars, churches and restaurants to provide information and Wifi access to fill out the Census. Phone banks and an enhanced social media campaign will carry the message that residents still have time to fill out the Census form. This will ensure that Dallas County gets the funds, resources and representation it deserves by having an accurate count in the decennial census.

Preapplication Dates: The pre-application will open on August 10, 2020 and close on August 23, 2020.

Link to the Pre-Application: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ebap3

EBAP Loan Calculator

Funding: $35 million of Coronavirus Relief Fund funding (as provided by the CARES Act)

Definition of small business: Business with no more than 100 employees and revenue under $10 million.

Other eligibility requirements: Business must be located in Dallas County (but not the City of Dallas). Business must have experienced a loss of at least 25% in income since March 1, 2020 because of the pandemic. Business must be current in the payment of county and local taxes. Business cannot have received more than $50,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Type of assistance: Forgivable loan

Maximum loan amount: $50,000

Maximum loan calculation: 3 months of payroll, lease payments, utilities, the renting of existing equipment, & the payment of existing business-related loans for equipment, vehicles, and/or real estate + $3000 of restart-up capital.

Loan terms: Loan will have a term of 1 year and an annual interest rate of 1%. No interest accrues and no payments are required until month 5.

Eligibility for forgiveness: The original principal amount is eligible for forgiveness upon Lender’s receipt of documentation that Borrower continued to operate its business for four (4) months and carried at least 60% of the March 1, 2020 full-time employee count and payroll. Each month that Borrower continues to be in operation and maintain the required employee count and payroll, one fourth (¼) of the loan is eligible for forgiveness by Lender.

Excluded businesses: Non-profit entities, franchises, businesses whose primary income is derived from rental/income producing properties, businesses that operate as an age-restricted business. Also excluded are employees of Dallas County, persons/entities who are a party to a lawsuit against the County, and persons/entities who have been a party to a contract with Dallas County that has been terminated in the past 13 months because of insufficient performance. Businesses located in the City of Dallas are not eligible since the City of Dallas is operating its own loan fund. Businesses cannot have received more than $50,000 of Paycheck Protection Program assistance.

Prioritization of Funds: 40% of total funding will be reserved for businesses with <50 employees, 40% of total funding will be reserved for businesses with 50-100 employees, and the remaining 20% of total funding will be reserved for businesses located in areas designated as Priority and Strategic areas by Dallas County.

Status of program:

Round 3: IN PROGRESS. The pre-application period opens on August 10, 2020 and closes on August 23, 2020. After the pre-application period closes, NDC will conduct a randomized borrower selection process to identify the eligible businesses that will be invited to submit a full loan application.

Round 2: The pre-application period closed on July 26, 2020. NDC is in the process of identifying which businesses are eligible to submit a full loan application.

Round 1: Selected businesses were invited to submit a full loan application on July 10, 2020.

Email: ntxsmallbiz@ndconline.org

Phone number: (214) 845-7673. All voicemail messages will be returned within one business day.

Me complace informarle que la ceremonia de inauguración del Centro Gubernamental de Oak Cliff, que se pospuso anteriormente, ahora se celebrará virtualmente el 26 de agosto del 2020 a las 10 a.m. Este proyecto es importante para nuestra comunidad, el personal y los residentes del Condado de Dallas y mejorará la reputación del Condado de Dallas, haciendo de el, un magnífico lugar para trabajar y hacer negocios.

A las 10 a.m. del 26 de agosto, entre a este enlace para unirse al equipo del proyecto y a mí, mientras conmemoramos el inicio de la construcción de esta instalación centrada en la comunidad.

Atentamente,
Dra. Elba Garcia