Emergency Rental Assistance Program
ERA 2
The Emergency Rental Assistance program makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities. Two separate programs have been established: ERA1 provides up to $25 billion under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was enacted on December 27, 2020, and ERA2 provides up to $21.55 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March 11, 2021.
State, local government, and territory allocations totaled $710 million to the state of Georgia under ERA 2 with $437 million directly to the state. Grantees use the funds to provide assistance to eligible households through existing or newly created rental assistance programs.
| Locality | Allocation |
High Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta city | 12,070,911.90 | |
| Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government | 4,823,448.90 | 2,290,563.20 |
| Chatham County | 6,893,465.30 | |
| Cherokee County | 6,163,295.80 | |
| Clayton County | 6,960,773.20 | 3,134,056.40 |
| Cobb County | 18,104,569.60 | 5,004,811.50 |
| DeKalb County | 17,108,526.70 | 7,611,643.50 |
| Forsyth County | 5,817,443.50 | |
| Fulton County | 14,245,224.70 | 10,730,417.80 |
| Gwinnett County | 22,299,025.20 | 5,451,806.10 |
| Hall County | 4,869,249.70 | |
| Henry County | 5,586,629.30 | |
| State Remainder High Needs | 42,101,341.50 | |
| Minimum Payment to the state of Georgia | 437,011,290.50 |