4.Ī Treasury department official told IndyStar that Indiana may be able to avoid losing those funds if, by Nov.
30 federal deadline.īecause Indiana failed to meet both requirements, it could have to return about $49.3 million to the federal government, according to the latest guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury Department.įurthermore, Indiana's state-run rental assistance program also failed to allocate 65% of first round emergency rental assistance funds to residents in need by t he Sept. 25 report on emergency rental assistance spending issued by the U.S. Indiana's rental distribution efforts have been slammed by advocates as a 'crisis' and a 'failure'. Indiana is one of the 22 states where the state and local rental assistance programs together failed to spend at least 30% of its eligible first round emergency rental assistance funds on households in need by the Sept. The governor's office did not respond to questions about why the township association's letter requesting to be involved in the distribution of federal rent relief dollars went ignored. He added that township government is 'the government closest to the people.' 'That’s like not giving your best running back the ball,' said Brendan Clancy, the Portage Township trustee in Porter County.
Township trustees interviewed by IndyStar said it makes little sense that they have been 'cut out' of the COVID-19 rental assistance efforts.
