| State | City | Description | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | The The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly are considering an Emergency Appropriation Resolution, appropriating $200,000 to the City Manager for an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, will also be heard. Funding for the resolution would be provided by the Affordable Housing Fund. | |||
| AZ | Renters struggling to make rent payments due to the coronavirus pandemic could benefit from $5 million in new state funding, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday. This rental assistance builds on Ducey's March 24 executive order to delay evictions for those impacted — either quarantined or facing economic challenges — by COVID-19. The rental assistance funding is part of a Rental Eviction Prevention Assistance Program that will be administered by the Arizona Department of Housing. | https://tinyurl.com/rpz7tso | ||
| CA | Coachella Valley | Coachella Valley | United Way of the Desert, in partnership with Lift to Rise, offers $200 emergency cash to those who qualify. | https://tinyurl.com/ycfx28ae |
| Palo Alto | Palo Alto | The Mountain View City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to create a $500,000 renter assistance program to stave off evictions amid mounting wage losses and economic hardship caused by the new coronavirus. | https://tinyurl.com/y7olauyw | |
| Orange County | Orange County | Orange County United Way has established a relief fund to prevent people helped by rapid re-housing and transitional living programs from becoming homeless. It offers $500 to pay rent. | https://tinyurl.com/ybq99psh | |
| Los Angeles | The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis to create an Emergency Rent Assistance Program during the COVID-19 crisis. When it is created, the program could provide up to $1000 per month for three months to renters who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic. | https://tinyurl.com/yavzqlzy | ||
| Santa Clara County | Sacred Heart Community Service provided over $11 million in funds for rental assistance to families and individuals at risk of becoming homeless. | https://tinyurl.com/y7gmqoyt | ||
| CO | Governor Jared Polis issued an executiv eorder allocating $3 million in state funds to be used for short-term rental and mortgage asisstance for Coloradans struggling to stay housed during the pandemic. | https://tinyurl.com/y93flo2j | ||
| Garfield County | Garfield County | Garfield County commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to approve a transfer of $500,000 of emergency funds to the Department of Human Services for Garfield County’s Emergency General Assistance program, which can cover rent, utilities, transportation, food and some personal needs. | https://tinyurl.com/ycog4fxm | |
| DE | Governor John Carney and Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi on Thursday announced a new program to provide emergency housing assistance to renters affected by shutdowns, closures, layoffs, reduced work hours, or unpaid leave due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DE HAP) will provide eligible households up to $1,500 in assistance, with payments made directly to the property owner or utility company. | https://tinyurl.com/y7kacfzb | ||
| FL | City of Kissimmee | City of Kissimmee | The City of Kissimmee has modified its eviction prevention program to assist low-income residents who have been impacted by coronavirus. City leaders said the program was set to begin Tuesday. The modified program offers a maximum amount of $1,200 for housing assistance or one month of rent, whichever is less. | https://tinyurl.com/ycazmolz |
| Orange County | Orange County | The Orange County government has made the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program available as a one-time benefit for Orange County residents who qualify. The program will provide assistance with one month’s rent, so residents will be able to use their limited funds on other necessities. | https://tinyurl.com/y8dldvv8 | |
| Brevard County | Brevard County | To assist Brevard’s individuals and families impacted by COVID-19, United Way of Brevard is providing information and resources to those in need. The United Way and several other local foundations have launched the Brevard COVID-19 Response Fund to aid in recovery efforts. | https://tinyurl.com/y8dldvv8 | |
| Orange, Seminole & Osceola | Orange, Seminole & Osceola | The Heart of Florida United Way established a fund to support Central Florida residents whose financial stability is being impacted by the pandemic. The focus of the fund is to support the ALIC (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) population in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties experiencing hardship due to decreased hours or unpaid leave. The ALICE Fund provides rent, mortgage and utility assistance to help prevent eviction and homelessness. | https://tinyurl.com/y8dldvv8 | |
| Volusia & Flagler counties | Volusia & Flagler counties | To assist Volusia and Flagler county residents and families who are impacted by COVID-19, United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties launched the COVID-19 Relief Fund to aid in recovery efforts.The organization said it is working with local partner agencies to distribute emergency funds to those in need. | https://tinyurl.com/y8dldvv8 | |
| GA | Atlanta | An Atlanta not-for-profit, Star-C, has established an Eviction Relief Fund. It is a rent matching scholarship that helps qualified residents timely pay their rent and continue to raise their children in their same school. The program is administered through landlords that operate apartments at rents below 80% AMI in low-performing school districts. Participating landlords are willing to forgive a portion of the rent, waive late fees, and an agreement not to evict in exchange for Star-C paying a portion of delinquent rent. | https://tinyurl.com/y8wb8bnw | |
| GA | Atlanta | Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms created a $7 million fund to help those impacted by COVID-19 and imposed a moratorium on all residential evictions. | https://tinyurl.com/ya6pjtoc | |
| HI | Honolulu | Hawaii Community Lending is partnering with the Honolulu Board of Realtors to provide emergency loans to tenants through their landlords. Landlords will be required to commit tenant security deposits as collateral for emergency loans covering up to two months of rent with a maimum loan amount of $5,000. | https://tinyurl.com/y7zvvsrf | |
| IL | Chicago | Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Housing (DOH) today announced the creation of a COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant program to assist Chicagoans who have lost their jobs or otherwise been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Made possible by a partnership with the Family Independence Initiative (FII), DOH will deploy $2 million from the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund (AHOF) to fund one-time grants to help impacted Chicagoans with rent and mortgage payments. | https://tinyurl.com/whekpg2 | |
| KY | Louisville | The City of Louisville has created an emergency fund to deploy resources to residents impacted by COVID-19. The fund will provide funding for rental assistance, child care assistance, transportation aid, food access, utility assistance, pharmaceutical needs and other. | ||
| LA | New Orleans | The Mayor's Office of Community Development has partnered with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Total Community Action and New Orleans Family Justice Alliance to provide immediate financial and legal assistance for homelessness prevention which includes rental assistance and foreclosure mitigation. Southeast Louisiana Legal Services provides free, civil legal aid to low-income people. They can provide legal assistance for landlord-tenant issues and much more.The program will begin with $500,000 which may be increased as more funding becomes available. The fund is expected to serve approximately 600 households with an average grant amount of $750 per household and is expected to last for 90 days or until such time that the funding is exhausted. | ||
| MA | Boston | Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday announced that his Administration is dedicating $3 million in city funds to assist Bostonians who are at risk of losing their rental housing due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. | https://tinyurl.com/ybt9oeeo | |
| ME | The MaineHousing COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is for renters who cannot afford to pay their rent due to circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic. The program was appropriated $5 million is designed to provide a one time payment of up to $500, until the federal relief funds get to the individuals who need them. | https://tinyurl.com/ydhempzg | ||
| MN | Minneosta lawmakers are considering $100 million in funding for a rental assistance program. | https://tinyurl.com/y9zuql9c | ||
| MN | St. Paul | The Saint Paul Bridge Fund for Families will provide families $1,000 of direct assistance for rent or mortgage payments. | https://tinyurl.com/y8r5g2bo | |
| MT | Whitefish | The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, the Whitefish Housing Authority and the Whitefish Community Foundation have teamed up to create an emergency fund to provide one-time partial rent relief to Whitefish area renters. | https://tinyurl.com/ya3njxas | |
| MT | Gov. Steve Bullock created a program to provide rental assistance to households experiencing substantial financial hardship due to COVID-19.the program will also include relief funds designated specifically for households with children eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. | https://tinyurl.com/y95fk8jh | ||
| NV | Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced $2 million in settlement funding for emergency rental assistance transferred to United Way of Southern Nevada and United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra. This funding will go directly to Nevada families in need of emergency assistance. | https://tinyurl.com/y8rx6x2z | ||
| NJ | SB 2332 Establishes "2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program"; appropriates $100 million. Pending approval from the NJ State Assembly | https://tinyurl.com/y77v6qqm | ||
| NY | Rochester | Mayor Lovely Warren expanded access to Financial Empowerment Centers to assist residents in dealing with personal finance challenges. She also announced a number of grant and loan programs for small businesses and residents. Full details are available at | https://tinyurl.com/y7qx4to3 | |
| NY | A10255 Establishes a COVID-19 emergency small landlord assistance fund; provides that local housing authorities shall provide assistance to owners of a real property portfolio whose tenants have had their rent payments suspended for the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of such properties. | https://tinyurl.com/y9wq5v6g | ||
| NY | SB8140 Establishes a COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program; implements a program of rental assistance in the form of emergency vouchers for eligible individuals or families; defines terms. Pending. | https://tinyurl.com/y87fk3pf | ||
| OR | Hillsboro | The City has provided emergency rent assistance funds to our trusted partner, Community Action. Community Action provides a range of support for renters from emergency payments to longer term assistance depending on funding availability and eligibility requirements. The City of Hillsboro has provided $50,000 in March and will provide another $50,000 in April to support the emergency payment assistance program for tenants facing eviction. | https://tinyurl.com/yaau2wtc | |
| PA | Philadelphia | The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh establishes a Housing Stabilization Fund to provide short-term assistance to workers who have experienced a reduction in hours and are facing a financial hardship to pay rent and utilities. | https://tinyurl.com/qphqloj | |
| PA. | Pittsburgh | The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh establishes a Housing Stabilization Fund to provide short-term assistance to workers who have experienced a reduction in hours and are facing a financial hardship to pay rent and utilities. | https://tinyurl.com/ycawkflf | |
| TX | Dallas | The Dallas City Council is considering a mortgage and rental assistance program that would provide around $13.7 million for rental assistance. | https://tinyurl.com/ya8fkprk | |
| TX | Austin | The Austin Tenant Stabilization Program will administer up to $3,000 per year in rental assistance as well as eviction prevention support and tenant relocation services to low-income households through selected nonprofit organizations. Participating organizations will be in charge of marketing the program, approving applicants and administering funds. The program will serve households earning up to 60 percent of the median family income, or $56,760 for a four-person household. | https://tinyurl.com/yd4hnvy4 | |
| TX | San Antonio | A new emergency assistance plan could makes lives easier for people who can't pay their rent. Tenants who have lost their jobs or been laid off due to COVID-19 are eligible for the innovative program. | https://tinyurl.com/ycakzfc6 | |
| VA | Loudon County | On April 7, the Board of Supervisors approved re-allocating $200,000 from the Eastern Loudoun County Home Revitalization Program to create the rental assistance program. | https://tinyurl.com/ycjwsqpf | |
| WASH. | DC | The San Antonio Apartment Association is partnering with the city to cover 100 percent of April rent for people who qualify for the city's risk mitigation fund. | https://tinyurl.com/ycawkflf | |
| WASH. | King County | United Way of King County, the City of Seattle, and King County announced a partnership to expand the United Way’s Home Base program to help provide rental assistance to King County households. An initial investment of $5 million in public and private funds will go to qualifying residents who lost all or part of their income due to the pandemic. The funds, which will go into the United Way’s Community Relief Fund, are estimated to help around 2,000 families stay in their homes. | https://tinyurl.com/y78sgkfv | |