Round 2 Of Emergency Rental Assistance To Open In Cherokee County

Press release from Cherokee County:

Oct. 14, 2022

The application portal for the second round of Emergency Rental Assistance funding is expected to open later this month, following the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with MUST Ministries. The second round of funding comes with fewer restrictions for applicants.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds were allocated as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 with guidelines and requirements set by the U.S. Treasury. ERA 2 funds can be used for assistance with rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, and utilities and home energy costs arrears. Additionally, ERA 2 funding can be used to pay for other expenses related to housing and first and last month rents for those needing to find a place to live.

MUST Ministries is currently updating the site, www.mustministries.org/cherokee-co, with the new information. The application portal will open Oct. 24. Paper applications are available upon request.

For more information, contact MUST Ministries at 770-479-5397.

For those needing assistance immediately, the county has provided other funding resources to MUST Ministries to administer an emergency assistance program designed to provide up to six months of rent and utilities. MUST Ministries has a call center that renters may contact at (770) 790-3926. More information can be obtained at their Canton office at (770) 479-5397 or on MUST’s website, www.mustministries.org

This press release was produced by Cherokee County. The views expressed here are the author's own.