The Tennessee Housing Development Agency says the state will get $458 million in federal COVID-19 funds for residential rent relief. The agency is setting up a web portal, call center and preparing their staff to process thousands of payments to landlords and utility providers. It will take at least eight weeks to be able to send out the money. Additional federal guidance is expected later this month.

Those interested can sign up on the Tennessee Housing Development Agency website for notification when the application portal opens. You can access the website by clicking on the following link:

https://thda.org/help-for-renters-section-8/covid-19-rent-relief