NLC Resources
Current Tools, Actions, and Resources
The National League of Cities is committed to providing local leaders with the necessary tools and resources to ensure cities, towns and villages – urban or rural, of all sizes – are well equipped to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time for local leaders and America’s communities to demonstrate partnership, leadership and action.
CitiesSpeak Blog
City Management and Fiscal Stability
- BLOG: CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund Not Enough to Support Local Government Reopening and Recovery
- BLOG: Cities are Making Unavoidable Cuts in Response to COVID-19 Fiscal Pressures
- BLOG: Cities Prepared for Rainy Days, but Not a Fiscal Tsunami
- BLOG: Local Budget Pressures are Real. So Why Don’t Cities Just Raise Taxes?
- BLOG: On The Frontlines of COVID-19 with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- BLOG: How Mesa is Using Data to Guide CARES Relief
- BLOG: Our Fight For Local Funding During COVID-19 Continues
- BLOG: Our Fight For Local Funding During COVID-19 Continues
- BLOG: Hazard Pay Decisions Challenge City Leaders
- BLOG: Five Ways Local Governments are Supporting Small Businesses During COVID-19
- BLOG: State, Local and Federal Partnership: An Essential Tool in Addressing COVID-19
- BLOG: Seeking FEMA Assistance to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- BLOG: What’s the Difference Between Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Stay Home Orders?
- BLOG: The Deal is Done: How Much Can Cities Expect from the 3rd Coronavirus Package?
- BLOG: National Census Day at National League of CitiesNLC Tips for Remote Get-Out-The-Count (GOTC) Effort
- BLOG: Why the 2020 Census is Essential to Municipalities
- RESOURCE: Cities Count
Communications
- BLOG: Investing in Research that Impacts Communities
- BLOG: How Technology is Helping Dayton and Louisville Respond to COVID-19
- BLOG: During COVID-19, Libraries Provide Critical Public Services
- BLOG: How COVID-19 Will Reshape Public-Private Partnerships
- BLOG: New Presidential Proclamation Limits Green Cards Temporarily
- BLOG: The Supreme Court COVID-19 Slow Down
- BLOG: Adapting City Processes and Staff to Telework
- BLOG: Providing COVID-19 Resources and Information in Multiple Languages
- BLOG: Coronavirus Communication: Make Your Messages Hit Home
- BLOG: Cybersecurity Tips for Working from Home
- WEBINAR: COVID-19 Crisis Communication
Health and Safety for City Workers
- BLOG: New York Challenges Related to Federal Coronavirus-Based Leave
- BLOG: Hazard Pay Decisions Challenge City Leaders
- BLOG: Keeping City Workers Safe in the Wake of COVID-19
- BLOG: Local Governments Lead the Charge on Providing Emergency Leave to Employees
- BLOG: How to Identify Your Community’s Essential Workers in Local Quarantine Orders
- BLOG: Role of Law Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
- BLOG: Taking Care of Yourself: Self-Care Strategies for Effective Leadership During COVID-19
Flattening the Curve and Slowing the Spread
- BLOG: City, County and Corporate Support for COVID Testing and Contact Tracing
- BLOG: Reopening in Cities Across the Country: What Does the Data Show
- BLOG: City Leaders Call for Data Disaggregation in COVID-19 Response
- BLOG: What’s the Difference Between Shelter in Place, Safer at Home, and Stay Home Orders?
- BLOG: Addressing Health Care Shortages and Needs During COVID-19
- BLOG: Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Crowded Facilities like Emergency Shelters and Jails
- BLOG: Preventing Spread of COVID-19 Among the Most Vulnerable to Complications
- BLOG: Containing COVID Spread Amidst Reopening and Protests
- BLOG: Introducing a Framework for Reopening Government Departments
Toolkit: Safely Reopening Municipal Facilities
Local Action
Active Actions
Past Actions
- Take Action on CARES Act Passage and 4th Stimulus Bill
- Take Action on NLC’s Requests for CARES Act Passage and 4th Stimulus Bill
- Take Action on NLC’s Requests for COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Funding
- Take Action on Senate Legislation for Local COVID-19 Funds
- Take Action on the Stabilization Fund in the CARES Act
- Take Action on NLC Request for COVID-19 funding in the CARES Act
- Co-sponsor the Coronavirus Community Relief Act
- Stimulus 3.5 Funding Package
NLC Communication with Federal Leaders
NLC Communication with Federal Leaders
- 3/17: Letter to Congressional Leaders
- 3/19: Letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
- 3/19: Letter to Congressional Leaders
- 3/20: Letter to President on Regulation
- 3/24: Letter to Congressional Leaders
- 3/30: Letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
- 4/2: Letter to Congressional Leaders
- 4/2: Dear Colleague Letter on Local COVID-19 Funding
- 4/8: Letter to the President on Funding
- 4/16: Joint Letter to Congressional Leaders (with U.S. Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties)
- 4/16: Joint Letter to the President (with U.S. Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties
News & Press Releases
News & Press Releases
- White House Hosts Local Leaders to Discuss Coronavirus Public Health Emergency, March 11, 2020
- Local Leaders Respond to Declaration of Coronavirus National Emergency, March 13, 2020
- NLC President Joe Buscaino Talks Partnership and Congressional Action on COVID-19, March 16, 2020
- Local Leaders Call for Funds Directly for Cities in Senate COVID-19 Legislation, March 21, 2020
- NLC Calls for Local COVID-19 Funding in the CARES Act, March 24, 2020
- Cities Are Essential: New Campaign Calls for Immediate, Direct Funding to Support Local COVID-19 Response and Recovery, May 5, 2020
- National League of Cities Responds to HEROES Act House Proposal, May 12, 2020
- NLC Statement on the Bipartisan SMART Fund, May 18, 2020
- More Than 170 Businesses and Community Organizations Call on Congressional Leaders to Provide Direct Federal Aid to America’s Cities, Towns, and Villages, May 20, 2020
- Statement from NLC CEO Clarence E. Anthony on May Employment Numbers, June 5, 2020
- Canceled Infrastructure Projects, Furloughs and Economic Ripple Effects: NLC Survey Shares Latest Financial Impacts of COVID-19, June 23, 2020
- NLC Statement on the Senate Coronavirus Relief Proposal, July 27, 2020
- What Local Leaders Are Saying About Lack of Local Government Aid in the Senate’s Coronavirus Relief Package, July 29, 2020
- Economists Agree: Aid to Local Governments is Essential to Our National Economic Recovery, July 30, 2020
- National League of Cities Response to July Economic Figures, July 30, 2020
- NLC Responds to Misleading Claims on Federal Aid Available to Local Governments, August 3, 2020
- ICYMI: Poll Shows Vast Majority of Americans Support Aid to Local Governments to Support National Economic Recovery, August 4, 2020
- National League of Cities Response to Weekly Unemployment Data, August 6, 2020
- National League of Cities Responds to July Jobs Reports, Urges Congress to Support Comprehensive Solution to Unemployment Crisis, August 7, 2020
- National League of Cities Responds to HEALS Act Negotiations Stalling, Urges Congress and White House to Support Cities, Towns and Villages, August 7, 2020
- National League of Cities shares research findings on the fiscal impact of COVID-19 on municipal budgets in 35th annual City Fiscal Conditions report, August 13, 2020
- Mayors Speak: Aid to Local Governments Critical to Protecting Economies Across the Nation, August 20, 2020
- NLC Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus ‘March to Common Ground’ COVID-19 Relief Framework, September 17, 2020
- NLC Statement on Progress Toward COVID-19 Relief Package, September 25, 2020
- National League of Cities’ Response to New House Relief Proposal, September 29, 2020
- Local Leaders from Louisiana, Alabama and Oregon Call On Federal Government to Deliver COVID-19, Natural Disaster Relief, October 1, 2020
- NLC Statement on End of COVID-19 Relief Package Negotiations, October 6, 2020
- NLC Statement on COVID-19 Relief Package Negotiations, October 9, 2020
- National League of Cities Calls on Congressional COVID-19 Relief Negotiators to “Get Back to the Table,” November 18, 2020
- NLC Statement on Introduction of New Bipartisan COVID Emergency Relief Package, December 1, 2020
- New Survey Data Quantifies Pandemic’s Impact on Cities: Municipal Revenues Down Twenty-One Percent While Expenses Increase Seventeen Percent, December 1, 2020
- Businesses and Local Governments at Risk of Closures and Cuts in Services Without Additional Coronavirus Aid, December 4, 2020
- NLC Statement on Release of COVID-19 Relief Package Separating Critical Relief for Local Governments, December 14, 2020
- NLC Decries COVID-19 Relief Package Excluding Critical Emergency Relief for Local Governments, December 20, 2020
NLC Research
NLC COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Technology
NLC COVID-19 Survey
- Morning Consult Survey Results
- Download One-Pager
- Download Infographic
NLC/USCM Survey
NLC Member Survey
Emergency Preparedness Amidst COVID-19
Cities Are Spending Above Their Historic Norms on Housing in the wake of COVID-19
Cities Are Essential Resources
Get essential resources on the fiscal and social impact of coronavirus on communities.