Deadline to apply for rent and utility relief in Jacksonville is Friday People can get up to 12 months of rent and utility payments covered, with the option for an additional months. The deadline to apply is at 6 p.m. Friday. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 11:27 AM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 11:27 AM EDT April 9, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — People in need of help paying their rent and utility bills in Jacksonville have until 6 p.m. Friday to apply for emergency assistance. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will distribute nearly $29 million of federal funds to help Duval County residents who have been able to pay their rent or utilities due to income loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced the program earlier this yeat.