CDBG COVID – Assistance Grant will help residents who are behind on their rent &/or utilities. United Way of Rockingham County will receive grant applications!
ASSISTANCE GRANT CONTACTS:
Casey G. Vincent, Executive Director, United Way of Rockingham County, 336.342.7768 (Office) [email protected]
Felissa Ferrell, Rockingham County Consolidated Health & Human Services Director, 336.342.1394 [email protected]
WENTWORTH, NC (June 24, 2021) - Rockingham County applied for and received a CDBG – COVID 19 grant to assist Rockingham County residents with rent and/or utilities. The United Way of Rockingham County will be accepting and processing the applications. There will be $1,000 per household cap on awards. Anyone who has documentation supporting a loss of income during the pandemic is allowed to apply.
Applications will be taken by the United Way of Rockingham County at several locations throughout the county for those who have transportation concerns. A set schedule of specific days/times and locations will be provided via the United Way of Rockingham County’s website ( uwrockingham.org), along with a printable version of the Application, Program Policies, and Duplication of Benefits Policy. Please look under the LINKS tab to the CDBG COVID-19 page for all the information regarding the application process and policies.
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Chair, Charlie Hall, said, "we're happy to work with United Way of Rockingham County in order to serve and support citizens who have experienced many financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food, clothing, shelter, utilities are essential and these assistance grants will help."
Casey G. Vincent, Executive Director of United Way of Rockingham County, agreed with Hall and said, "this past year, due to the COVID-19, has been extremely hard for many people to merely handle basic needs. We encourage those with rent and/or utilities needs to apply for an assistance grant."
The grant awards will be paid directly to the entity who is owed. No funds will be distributed directly to applicants. All applications will be reviewed and documentation verification performed. In order to be approved and awarded the $1,000 payment, applicants must show debt owed; that they are indeed the debtor; that the bill/rent is in their name; and that they have a documented income loss due to COVID shutdowns.
With multiple business entities having shut down during the pandemic, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners recognized local residents' tremendous need for assistance to meet financial obligations for monthly utilities and rent. The decision was made to apply for this grant issued through the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
The process has taken several months to achieve since Rockingham County filed the grant application in August 2020 and received the approval letter in June 2021.
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