Maine to open massive $200M federal rent relief program next week Read full article February 25, 2021, 5:05 PM·2 min read Feb. 25—AUGUSTA, Maine — A $200 million federally funded rental relief program will begin taking applications next week, the Maine State Housing Authority announced Thursday. The program could provide up to a year's worth of rental and utility payments for struggling Mainers, and comes as about a quarter of Maine adults say they are behind on rent, according to a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. The December stimulus package included $25 billion in rental relief. Mai...