Update for week of November 16
The state COVID-19 test site at the Bradenton Area Convention Center will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. All other days it will be operating at normal hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. View more COVID-19 testing information.
Applications for CARES Act Funding for Nonprofits (Community Health & Wellbeing), Recover Manatee Safety First Small Business Grant Program and Manatee CARES Housing Assistance Program are now closed.
On Sept. 25, Gov. DeSantis announced Florida will enter Phase 3 of reopening, effective immediately. View Executive Order 20-244. On Sept. 29, Manatee County Commissioners repealed a mandatory face covering resolution, replacing it with a position by unanimous proclamation that anyone in Manatee County should continue to wear masks if they're unable to socially distance indoors.
Manatee County Government is distributing 40,000 free reusable cloth face masks at public libraries.
View Manatee County's plan for phased re-opening of public facilities and spaces. The public is encouraged to continue to conduct transactions with the County online or over the phone whenever possible. Call 3-1-1 for more information.