U.S. Digital Response Announces Julie Dingley as Chief Operating Officer
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Nevada's Office of Federal Assistance uses USDR's Federal Grant Finder to foster grant collaboration across sectors. The initiative boosts federal funding and breaks down siloes.
Three years and 1,000 volunteers deployed, Kristen Eberlin, U.S. Digital Response’s Volunteers Team Lead, reflects on what it means to harness the power of people wanting to help.
When the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed last spring, a substantial amount of federal dollars were unlocked for states to address the economic impacts of COVID-19.
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U.S. Digital Response (USDR) was launched in March of this year as a new initiative to serve the urgent needs of our communities by pairing pro-bono, best-in-class technologists with state and local governments.
We’re all hopeful: a miracle of science has just happened. Against the odds, several COVID-19 vaccines have been developed in record time (less than a year, versus the typical time of up to 10–15 years), and at incredibly high efficacy (90–95 percent effectiveness).
Last week, the United States launched the largest and most ambitious vaccination effort in its history. The first doses of the FDA-authorized Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine began rolling out, less than a year after the disease was first recorded in the country.
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is again facing uncontrolled growth in case burden.