FULTON COUNTY COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP)

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Fulton County launched the application period for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) on Monday, March 1, 2021 to aid eligible households in need of rental and utility assistance. Fulton County was among the first ERAP funding recipients to fully expend funds to residents through an application process as well as an intervention model with case managers onsite at Magistrate Court eviction proceedings. Fulton County was initially awarded $18 million in federal funding for this program through the U.S. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The county’s participation in the program assisted in the reduction of homelessness and other hardships for those facing financial difficulties. Through ERAP, qualifying Fulton County residents outside the City of Atlanta were able to apply for temporary rental and utility assistance to cover eligible expenses including rent, delinquent rent, past due gas, water, and electrical utilities incurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.