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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />September 9, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />Hawai‘i County and Nonprofits Announce Meetings on $7.25M in Housing Grants <br />to Hawai‘i Island Residents Impacted by COVID-19 <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i and six local nonprofits announced that they will be hosting a <br />series of meetings with community and business leaders on a plan to provide $7.25 <br />million in rent and mortgage assistance grants to residents impacted by COVID-19. <br /> <br />Meetings will be hosted virtually by Hawaii Community Lending and the Mayor’s Office <br />on September 14 through September 16, from 5:00-6:00 pm. (See schedule below). <br /> <br />The meetings will present current data from the Hawai‘i County Rent and Mortgage <br />Assistance Program (RMAP) along with the plan for deploying all rent and mortgage <br />assistance funds by December 7, 2020. Presentations will be followed by discussions <br />with invited leaders and directors from the six nonprofit partners administering the <br />program with the goal of forming multi-sector partnerships that will help reach Island <br />residents in need. <br /> <br />"Many people on Hawai‘i Island have lost jobs and income because of the pandemic,” <br />said Mayor Harry Kim. “This cooperation with our community partners to quickly <br />distribute these funds helps people stay in their homes and prevents homelessness.” <br /> <br />Hawai‘i Community Lending on August 24 joined with Hawaii First Federal Credit Union, <br />HOPE Services Hawai‘, Habitat for Humanity Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i Island Home for <br />Recovery, and Neighborhood Place of Puna to launch the RMAP and open applications <br />through the nonprofit partners. The County of Hawai‘i has funded the collaborative <br />effort with $8.5 million in CARES Act funding. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />