Richmond County recently issued the following announcement.
The Richmond Assist Progam is funded by the RC-CDBG-CV grant in the amount of $810,000 and will soon be available to help curb housing evictions and utility disconnections. NC Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division (REDD) will administer the Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds awarded to the State by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support North Carolina’s COVID-19 response efforts. Richmond County was awarded funding towards public service with priorities designated as being the prevention of evictions and utility disconnections. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to those families of low to moderate-income (see Eligibility tab) who are behind on rent and utility costs with the goal of keeping Richmond County families healthy, safe, and socially distanced.
The Richmond Assist Program, managed through Richmond County Human Services, will provide payments directly to vendors or landlords for the purpose of preventing homelessness (rent or mortgage) and utility service disconnections (water, power, gas, etc.). The maximum allotment per household is up to $1000 until funds are exhausted. This is not an emergency service. It may take 14 days to process the application and 14 days to process the payment to the vendor.
The program will open for applications on September 1st, 2021. Applicants will not need to apply in person as the initial application can be printed (see Applications tab) or picked up at Richmond County Human Services to be dropped off in the Red Mailbox in front of the DSS entrance
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