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7/10/2021

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Roundtable Discussion with Emergency Rental Assistanc…

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s
Roundtable Discussion with Emergency Rental Assistance
Program Grantees
July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo hosted a
roundtable discussion with leading Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees
who provide vital assistance to households across the country that are unable to pay rent or
utilities. The Deputy Secretary highlighted the Biden Administration’s all-hands-on-deck
e ort to prevent evictions by taking actions across federal agencies to help renters. This
e ort includes Treasury’s swi distribution of ERA funding to state and local governments to
provide them with the tools and flexibility to prevent evictions, as well as Treasury’s recent
changes to the ERA program to o er assistance directly to tenants, streamline
documentation requirements, promote cultural competency in programs, and ensure that
funds can assist individuals experiencing homelessness.
The Deputy Secretary sought insight from the grantees on their experience on the ground
with the ERA program, including best practices that can be applied by other ERA recipients
across the country and lessons learned from administering their programs so far. For
example, grantees shared how ERA funding has empowered them to collaborate with
nonprofits to help the most vulnerable populations access support, fulfill technology and
sta ing needs to provide critical services, and invest in lasting support infrastructure to
prevent evictions and serve vulnerable renters.
A list of grantees that participated in the roundtable is below.
State of Alaska
State of Maine
State of Virginia
City of Houston, Texas
City of Louisville, Kentucky
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City of San Antonio, Texas
Harris County, Texas
Summit County, Ohio

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