The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Sunday evening that it will extend it’s Temporary Sheltering Assistance Program — that pays for hotel and motel rooms — until May 26.
The move comes after the agency received criticism earlier this month from nonprofits and politicians when FEMA initially announced that thousands who were found ineligible would be forced to check out of hotel rooms on Jan. 11, during a winter storm.
After the backlash, the agency ultimately extended the deadline for people found ineligible until Jan. 25. For those still eligible — 2,763 according to the agency — the new date for the program to end was March 27…