Emergency Rental Assistance Program

The funding provided by Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) will among other things, assist eligible households that have difficulty making timely payments of rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Division N, Title V, Section 501 of the Cons

ERA 1 provided $25 billion for direct payments to eligible grantees, with $400 million reserved for U.S. Territories; $800 million reserved for the DHHL and Indian Tribes, or their Tribally designated housing entities, as applicable; and $23.785 billion allocated to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and eligible local governments. Each State and the District of Columbia received a minimum payment no less than $200 million for fiscal year 2021. The period of performance for ERA1 awards ended on September 30, 2022 for ERA1 grantees that recieved the initial allocation and for ERA1 grantees that received reallocated funds, the period of performance ended on December 29, 2022. ERA 2 provides $21.55 billion for direct payments to ERA 2 eligible grantees, with $305 million reserved for U.S. Territories and approximately $21 billion allocated to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents. Each State and the District of Columbia shall receive a minimum payment no less than $152 million. Amounts paid to States and the District of Columbia are based on the 2020 population estimates. Amounts paid to eligible local governments are based on the 2019 population estimates of the relative local government population share of the state population. Payments to States are subject to reduction based on payments made to eligible local governments. Local governments are eligible to receive direct payment if they are a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the state level with a population that exceeds 200,000 residents. The period of performance for ERA2 awards ended on September 30, 2025.

ERA 1: States (including the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), and Indian tribes or their Tribally designated housing entities, as applicable are eligible grantees under ERA1, as described in section 501(k)(2) of the CAA. Units of local government eligible for payment directly include a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the state level with a population that exceeds 200,000. ERA 2: Section 3201(f)(1) of ARPA provides that eligible grantees for funding under ERA 2 are States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), and certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents.

ERA 1: Eligible grantees may use funds to provide financial assistance including payment of rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy costs arrears, other costs related to housing, and housing stability services for eligible households. Eligible households may apply directly for the assistance and a landlord or utility company may apply for assistance on behalf of the eligible household. See the ERA FAQs for more information at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/emergency-rental-assistance-program. ERA 2: Eligible grantees may use ERA 2 funds to provide financial assistance including payment of rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy costs arrears, other costs related to housing, housing stability services for eligible households, and to cover the cost of other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities, as defined by the Secretary, serving very low-income families. Eligible households may apply directly for the assistance and a landlord or utility company may apply for assistance on behalf of the eligible household. See the ERA FAQs for more information at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/emergency-rental-assistance-program.

ERA 1: Eligible grantees may use ERA1 award funds to provide financial assistance, including payment of rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy costs arrears, other costs related to housing, and housing stability services for eligible households. See the ERA FAQs for more information on eligible uses at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/emergency-rental-assistance-program ERA 2: ERA 2 eligible grantees may use ERA2 award funds to provide financial assistance including payment of rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy costs arrears, other costs related to housing, housing stability services for eligible households, and to cover the cost of other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities, as defined by the Secretary, serving very low-income families.

ERA 1: Funds were originally available for use by ERA1 grantees from the date the grantee executed the ERA 1 Award Terms and until December 31, 2021, but section 3201(h) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extended the availability of funds for use by ERA1 grantees from December 31, 2021, to September 30, 2022. Pursuant to section 501(e)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Treasury may extend the award period of performance to end on December 29, 2022, for ERA 1 grantees that received reallocated funds. ERA 2: Funds are available for use from the date the grantee executed the ERA 2 Award Terms until September 30, 2025.

Not applicable; No new awards will be made in FY 2026.

Not applicable; No new awards will be made in FY 2026.

Application period closed. No longer accepting new applications.

Not applicable; No new awards will be made in FY 2026.

No renewals, temporary program.