VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County has more than $16 million in federal funding to administer its emergency rental assistance program for people unable to pay rent and utilities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A new round of applications will open Wednesday, March 10 at 9 a.m. People who qualify can apply at www.volusia.org/ERA. To be eligible for assistance households must have documentation showing they qualify for unemployment or a reduced income due to COVID-19, are at risk of losing their housing and have a household income at 80% of the area median. [TRENDING: Where school staff, child care workers can get the vaccine| 80th annual Daytona Beach Bike Week starts | When could Orange County could lift its mask mandate] Officials said