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    MICHIGAN (WNEM) — The state unveiled new funding to help tenants avoid eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced a new $282 million rental assistance program to help residents with any pandemic-related hardships. An additional $340 million is available to be appropriated by the state legislature, which brings the program’s total funding to $622 million. The COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program replaces the popular Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) that MSHDA started in July. It helped about 16,000 househol...

Labor and Economic Opportunity MSHDA launches $622 million COVID Emergency Rental Assistance program Media Contact: March 15, 2021 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today unveiled a new $282 million rental assistance program to help tenants facing pandemic-related hardships avoid eviction while also ensuring landlords can recoup owed rent. Another $340 million is available to be appropriated by the state legislature, bringing the program to $622 million. The COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program replaces the popular Eviction Diversion Progra...

Nushrat Rahman Detroit Free Press Starting Monday, Michigan renters in need and landlords can start applying for federal rent dollars that are part of a COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed legislation allocating $282 million in federal rent aid the state Legislature approved. Of that, about $220 million is for emergency rent assistance and another $62 million is for administrative costs associated with the state's new rent aid program called the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance, or CERA. In all, Congress approved $660 million...

   Gov. Whitmer signs supplemental funding to support COVID-19 recovery plan, additional work now needed to fully utilize federal aid  Funding secured for wage increase for direct care workers, schools, emergency rental assistance, vaccine administration, and testing.     LANSING, Mich. — Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that supports the COVID-19 recovery plan she sent to the legislature in January. It includes key provisions of the governor’s MI COVID Recovery Plan, including a $2.25/hour wage increase for direct care workers, $283 million in...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed legislation that supports the COVID-19 recovery plan she sent to the Legislature in January. The legislation includes key provisions of her MI COVID Recovery Plan, including a wage increase of $2.25 per hour for direct care workers, $283 million in federal emergency rental assistance to help ensure people can stay in their homes, up to $110 million in federal funding for vaccine administration, and up to $555 million in federal funding for testing and tracing. “I think it’s great news that we’ve been able t...