MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND FAMILY INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE (FII) LAUNCH COVID-19 HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM

One-time grants available for rent and mortgage payments of Chicago residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Housing (DOH) today announced the creation of a COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant program to assist Chicagoans who have lost their jobs or otherwise been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Made possible byhttps://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home.html a partnership with the Family Independence Initiative (FII), DOH will deploy $2 million from the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund (AHOF) to fund one-time grants to help impacted Chicagoans with rent and mortgage payments.