AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta Housing & Community Development is accepting applications for the federally funded Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) Program.

The Treasury Department says several states and cities have exhausted their federal rental assistance in a sign that spending on a program aimed at averting evictions has picked up speed.

Port St. Lucie awarded $400,000 to a program that provides emergency rental assistance for those at risk or currently experiencing homelessness.