Half of the grants will be awarded through a lottery and half will be distributed by nonprofit groups working in the neighborhoods, officials said.
April 1st is right around the corner and thousands are unemployed because of coronavirus, so Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a plan to give some struggling residents rent relief. The COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program will use $2 million from the city’s Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund to give 1,000 Chicagoans $1,000 toward rent or mortgage payments.
Applicants must show lost household income and be at or below 60 percent of the area median income, which is about $53,000 for a family of four.
Undocumented Chicagoans, who won't receive relief from the federal government even if they pay taxes, are eligible for the grant program, Lightfoot said.
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