Emergency Rental Assistance Program now Open
Applications are now being accepted for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program, which provides funds to renters in Manatee County and its municipalities who are delinquent on rent and in need of rental payment assistance due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 Relief & Omnibus Spending Package signed into law on Dec. 27 extended the deadline for counties to disburse CARES funding allocated through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) until December 31, 2021. The extension does not include additional funding through the CARES Act. Nonprofits will have an opportunity to continue current CARES agreements through March 31 to allow them to continue to draw down already awarded dollars through the Community Health and Wellbeing Category.
New rounds of the Manatee CARES Small Business Grant Program, Economic Recovery (nonprofits) program, and the new Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) will open soon.
View our Recovery Resources page for local resources that also offer assistance including food distribution, clothing and personal hygiene, childcare and education, housing payments and other financial/legal aid, and more.