2020-10-26 RMAP Applications still being Accepted -- press release

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Roy Takemoto Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 October 26, 2020 NEWS RELEASE Hawai‘i County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program Announces $4.4 Million Disbursed, Applications Remain Open Six Hawai‘i Island-based nonprofit organizations joined today to announce the Hawai‘i County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program (RMAP) has disbursed $4.4 million in housing assistance grants as of October 22, 2020, helping address the housing needs of 2,636 Hawai‘i Island children and adults since late August. The program was funded by the County of Hawai‘i with $7.25 million of Federal CARES Act funds for housing assistance grants to support local workers and working families impacted by COVID-19. RMAP applications remain open for qualified households. Funds are expended on a first-come, first-serve basis. To qualify, Hawai‘i Island residents must be at least 18 years old, lost income or work hours due to COVID-19, and in households that earns at or below 140% area median income to apply (see income thresholds right). In addition, a recent program change nd was approved on October 22 by the County that will now allow individuals who have had to quit work or reduce their work hours in order to provide childcare due to COVID- 19 to qualify for housing assistance. County residents who meet the RMAP qualifications may be eligible for up to $2,000 per month for rent, lease, or mortgage payments as far back as March 2020, including reimbursements for use of savings, loans, and credit cards. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.