The Augusta-Richmond County Housing and Community Development Department has announced an immediate suspension of all intake ...

Augusta Housing & Community Development is encouraging residents to apply for their Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Congress created a federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program in December 2020 to help Americans make their rent payments and avoid eviction amid the pandemic.

Federal funds are available to Augustans facing an emergency over eviction or utility costs, according to city officials.

Texas, for example, has received 72,000 complete applications for emergency rental assistance, but due to software issues, as of the end of March, they've only managed to send out 250 payments.

Emergency rental assistance improved slightly in August but still lags far behind The Treasury Department is starting to outline ways unused funds will be reallocated to high-performing programs ...