Organizations and Institutions

Institutions and organizations with COVID-19 resources that may be useful to cities and urban researchers are listed below.

Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Response Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to help U.S. cities and states combat the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of residents and local economies

Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Global Response Initiative
Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to support immediate action to prevent or slow the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable low- and middle-income countries

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System – COVID-19
Resources from the Federal Reserve, including actions, testimony, reports, data, and other resources

Brookings Institute Coronavirus Hub
Reports, articles, blog posts, op-eds and more from Brookings on economics; health; families, communities, and education; and politics and international relations

Brookings Metro COVID-19 Metro Recovery Watch
Brookings Metro portal for state and local leaders interested in inclusive economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

C40-Knowledge Hub
A regularly updated database of resources and articles for cities dealing with COVID-19 from C40, a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change

C40 Knowledge Hub: Spotlight on Cities
C40 Cities’ synthesis of learning and best practice emerging from knowledge-sharing across the C40 community, as well as select third-party journalism, webinars, city COVID-19 initiative trackers, and peer-to-peer support offerings 

Campaign for Social Science - Social sciences responding to COVID-19
This “hub of hubs” showcases some leading examples of research, think-pieces and policy analysis across the full spectrum of the social sciences which contribute to understanding and tackling the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on society and economy. The platform brings together a range of resources created by distinguished social scientists and provides easy access to portals and hubs developed by universities, thinktanks, learned societies and other research institutions, mostly in the United Kingdom. 

CDC: People Experiencing Homelessness and COVID-19
Interim CDC guidance intended to provide key actions that local and state health departments, homelessness service systems, housing authorities, emergency planners, healthcare facilities, and homeless outreach services can take to protect people experiencing homelessness from the spread of COVID-19. Will be updated as new information is available

Cities for Global Health
A collaborative online platform that offers access to knowledge, strategies, and actionable plans implemented by local and regional governments around the globe

City Innovators Forum
A collaboration of senior executives from cities around the world to discuss emerging ideas and challenges in innovation in their communities, includes articles on innovation and coronavirus

Council on Foundations COVID-19 Resource Hub
Foundations and philanthropic organizations are pivoting to respond to the urgent needs caused by COVID-19; the Council on Foundations offers resources to foundations in responding to the crisis

COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project
A collaborative, community legal project with the mission to provide Coloradoans who are unable to pay their rent during the COVID-19 crisis with information and support

COVID Mobility Works
Platform that collects, synthesizes, and shares mobility initiatives with the goal of helping policymakers, innovators, researchers, and advocates create more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable transportation systems for all

COVID-19 Service Point
A one-stop-shop for learning and knowledge-exchange opportunities for local leaders in the fight against COVID-19

CUF Research on NYC’s Experience
Center for an Urban Future (CUF) research reports on New York City’s coronavirus crisis

CURA (Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments)
Initiative to bolster public health capacity in cities using repurpose shipping containers as mobile intensive care units connected by tented walkways, led by architectural design firm Carlo Ratti Associati and the MIT Senseable City Lab

ESI Center for the Future of Cities
ESI Center for the Future of Cities brings together experts in urban economics, policy, and strategy to craft new evidence-based research on the most important issues facing cities around the world, and to provide consulting services for public and private sector organizations working in urban settings.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – COVID-19 Resources & Events
Reports, events, and other resources from the 6th District of the Federal Reserve System

Future Earth and COVID-19
Resources on COVID-19 from Future Earth, a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators collaborating for a more sustainable planet

Global Heat Health Information Network: Heat and COVID-19 Information Series
GHHIN resource highlighting issues and options to take into consideration when managing the health risks of extreme heat during the COVID-19 pandemic

Global Virome Project
A 10-year collaborative scientific initiative to discover unknown zoonotic viral threats and stop future pandemics

Harvard University Library’s Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
Harvard University’s Library’s online collection with historical perspectives on the science and public policy of epidemiology today

Identifying Critical Infrastructure during COVID-19
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) guidance for state, local, and industry partners in identifying critical infrastructure sectors and essential workers

IFRC COVID-19 Community Engagement Hub
Hub with tools and resources for volunteers and community health workers to incorporate community engagement and accountability into their COVID-19 operations from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Institute for Housing and Urban Development (IHS) Covid-19 Resource Hub
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Cities Network—Local Management of COVID-19
Local knowledge exchange platform for Latin American and Caribbean cities, created to share experience and build relationships among more than 160 cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Spanish. 

International WELL Building Institute’s Places Matter task force
Task force exploring the role of buildings and other spaces in supporting health and wellbeing

ISC: COVID-19 Global Science Council
COVID-19 resources from the International Science Council, a non-governmental organization with a global membership of 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
Near real-time tracking of worldwide coronavirus cases and trends, as well as extensive additional resources to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers 

MASS Design Group—Role of Architecture in Fighting COVID-19
Resources from MASS Design Group’s COVID-19 Design Response team on strategies and rules of thumb for retrofitting  spaces for infection control, guided by engagement with thought leaders and partners in design and healthcare

McKinsey & Company’s COVID Response Center
Resource hub that draws on what McKinsey and others have learned to provide leaders with resources to help reset their organizations and communities

Metrolab COVID-19 Resource Guide
Regularly updated Google Doc with COVID-19 resources

Mortgage Markets COVID-19 Collaborative
A project of the The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center (HFPC) convening mortgage industry stakeholders, consumer advocates, and researchers to share data and policy ideas and develop collaborative solutions that will ensure sustainable homeownership, system stability, and equity in response to the COVID-19 crisis. 

NACTO's COVID-19: Transportation Response Center
COVID-19 Resource page of the National Association of City Transportation Officials

NHC COVID-19 Housing Resource Center
National Housing Conference’s COVID-19 resource page, with resources from every facet of the housing industry

NLC Resources Website
Resources to support cities, towns, and villages during the COVID-19 outbreak, from the National League of Cities

NRC’s Coronavirus Survey Tools for Critical Government Response
Consulting site with free surveys for a local governments that focus on quelling rumors and misinformation, sharing credible resources for accurate info, and subduing public panic from the National Research Center

Nonprofits and Coronavirus, COVID-19
The National Council of Nonprofits maintains a page with resources nonprofits can use to prepare and respond

New York Academy of Medicine—“What Can I Do?” COVID-19 Resources
Curated digital hub focused on resources, best practices, aggregated news and legislative measures relating to COVID-19, with a special focus on issues of health equity, from NYAM

OECD’s Tackling Coronavirus: Contributing to a Global Effort
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Covid-19 resource page

Penn Information Pollution Project
Online platform developed by the Penn School of Engineering’s Cognitive Computation Group  that uses insights from the field of natural language processing and artificial intelligence to help users find relevant and trustworthy information about the novel coronavirus.

Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER)
Pandemic research from Penn’s Department on of Economics, with economic papers covering forecasts, responses, measuring the spread, long-term effects, and others

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Coronavirus Hub
Source for all RTPI information relating to the virus: from shared experiences of planners, to online events and learning, as well as the latest government updates in the UK and Ireland

Sam Schwartz’s COVID-19 Response + Analysis Center
Research and project work on open streets, rapid response planning, testing site support, post-pandemic rail station modeling, and more, from Sam Schwartz

SLOCAT: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Transport Community
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT) COVID-19 resource page

Social Sciences Responding to COVID-19
Academy of Social Sciences’s COVID-19 Hub, which showcases leading examples of research, think-pieces, and policy analysis that contribute to understanding and tackling the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on society and economy.

SSRN's Coronavirus & Infectious Disease Research Hub
Social Sciene Research Network (SSRN) hub providing a curated view into new early-stage research to help researchers, public health authorities, clinicians, and the public understand, contain, and manage the pandemic.  

Urban Institute’s COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities
A regularly updated page with research from the Urban Institute providing clarity, insight, and evidence-based solutions

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
UNCDF blog with articles focused largely on local actions and investments around the world, with new posts multiple times a week

UN-Habitat
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the UN program for human settlements and sustainable urban development, with plans, articles, and op-eds on coronavirus

University of Toronto School of Cities: Global Urban Network Seminar Series 2021
The Global Urban Network Seminar series brings global academic audiences together to discuss substantive topics facing cities from multiple geographies and perspectives. Speakers are from participating institutes in the Global Urban Network highlighting topics of research that are of primary focus to their respective institutes and/or recognized experts in the field.

US Conference of Mayors COVID-19 Webpage
A collection of resources for Mayors, with links to resources and information on best practices

WHO Global Research on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
World Health Organization’s webpage with the latest international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19, updated daily (Monday through Friday)

WEF Covid Action Platform
Resources from the World Urban Forum (WEF), with insights on coronavirus and its effect on global health, the economy, and more, plus interactive engagement opportunities for WEF members

World Bank Group and COVID-19 (coronavirus)
News, stories and blogs, and resources from the World Bank

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