County has $7.8M in rental help
County has $7.8M in rental help Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — A new program to provide rental assistance to both tenants and landlords has taken off, according to Madison County Community Development officials responsible for administering the project. The county was recently awarded $7.8 million in federal rental assistance funds, and the program started last week. At Monday’s Grants Committee meeting, it was announced that approximately $92,000 in grants have been approved so far. The program is tentatively expected to last at least throug...