UCR COVID-19 Employee Emergency Fund
Emergency Fund Update - March 3, 2021
COVID-19 is inflicting great medical and financial harm on individuals and communities. One way UCR has offered support during this crisis is through the UCR COVID-19 Employee Emergency Fund. From October 2020 through February 2021, $382,841.53 was raised and awarded to UCR employees through this fund. Eligible employees solicited funds of up to $1,000 for a critical, temporary and unforeseen financial hardship due to COVID-19. These financial grants do not need to be repaid and are not taxable as income as “qualified disaster relief payments” under 26 U.S. Code § 139, as COVID-19 is a “federally declared disaster” issued by the President of the United States.
Applications for the program have now closed as all funds have been exhausted. We will keep the campus community updated if additional resources become available for additional COVID-19 relief support.
For Riverside County residents, further resources for assistance during this time are available Riverside County Workforce Development website - https://rivcoworkforce.com/COVID-19Resources.aspx.
Additional information specifically for UCR staff is available at the UCR Staff Assembly Emergency Assistance for Staff website - https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/emergency-assistance-staff.
UC Riverside Fondo de Emergencia para Empleados - March 3, 2010
COVID-19 está causando un gran daño médico y financiero a individuos y comunidades. Una forma en que UCR ha ofrecido apoyo durante esta crisis es a través de UC Riverside Fondo de Emergencia para Empleados. Desde octubre 2020 hasta febrero 2021, se recaudó y se otorgó $382,841.53 para empleados de UCR por el fondo.
Los empleados elegibles solicitaron hasta $1,000 por dificultades financieras críticas, temporales e imprevistas debido a COVID-19. Las subvenciones financieras no necesitan ser reembolsadas y no están sujetas a impuestos como ingresos como “pagos calificados de ayuda en caso de desastre” según el código 26 U.S. Code § 139, ya que COVID-19 es un “desastre declarado federalmente” emitido por el Presidente de los Estados Unidos.
Las solicitudes no se aceptarán en este momento porque se gastaron todos los fondos. Este sitio web será actualizado en el caso que se dispongan recursos adicionales o apoyo adicional para alivio de COVID-19.
Para residentes del Condado de Riverside, hay recursos e información sobre asistencia aquí: https://rivcoworkforce.com/COVID-19Resources.aspx.
Información adicional para empleados de UCR está aquí - UCR Staff Assembly Emergency Assistance for Staff website - https://staffassembly.ucr.edu/emergency-assistance-staff.