The Moore Administration announced that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has been awarded $7.45-million through the federal Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program. Secretary Jake Day says this funding will provide eligible housing properties across Maryland with rental assistance funds to subsidize the rent of adults with disabilities – and connect them to affordable homes and the supportive services they need. Eligible tenants must be extremely low-income (at or below 30 percent of Area Median Income) and at least one adult member of the household must have a disability.
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“Everyone deserves accessible and affordable housing with support that aids their health and wellbeing,” said Gov. Moore. “Through this investment, our administration is breaking down barriers that block adults with disabilities from housing and continuing our commitment to build communities where no one is left behind.”…