Howard County Awarded $7.7M More In Rental & Utility Aid

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County announced Tuesday it has received $7.7 cardinal successful national grants to assistance residents struggling to wage rent and inferior bills.

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) backing is connected apical of $9.7 cardinal the region received earlier this year, making Howard 1 of 7 counties successful Maryland to get a 2nd circular of ERAP funds.

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In a statement, County Executive Calvin Ball said the region has already been capable to assistance much than 700 households with the archetypal circular of funding.

“… With this further funding, we tin proceed to enactment our neighbors who person important needs arsenic they negociate past-due rents and utilities,” Ball said successful part.

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Residents who person mislaid income, dealt with unwellness oregon been forced to attraction for household due to the fact that of COVID-19 tin use to person a stock of those funds.

The backing tin beryllium utilized to screen past-due rent payments and inferior bills for up to 18 months.

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To larn much astir this programme oregon to use for immoderate of that funding, visit the county’s website.

CBS Baltimore Staff