Folks can apply for the grants starting January 7, 2021, the singer
introduced on her web site Tuesday. Grants will likely be despatched out to the 100 individuals chosen in late January.
“Beyoncé is continuous her coronary heart of assist and serving to the place wanted most. Part Two of the BeyGOOD Affect Fund will now assist these impacted by the housing disaster,” based on a
information launch.
“The housing moratorium is ready to finish on December twenty sixth, leading to mortgage foreclosures and rental evictions. Many households are impacted, as a result of pandemic that resulted in job loss, illness and general financial system downturn,” the discharge stated.
An estimated
9.2 million renters who’ve misplaced revenue in the course of the pandemic are behind on hire, based on an
evaluation of Census information by the Middle on Funds and Coverage Priorities.
As soon as the moratoriums are lifted, many of those renters will likely be anticipated to pay their whole again hire or provide you with some type of cost plan with their landlord — or they might face shedding their properties.
Those that apply for the grants should submit the mandatory documentation to the Nationwide Affiliation for the Development of Coloured Folks (NAACP) by the deadline.
This isn’t Beyoncé’s first effort to assist communities harm by the pandemic.
BeyGOOD has
teamed up with the NAACP to assist Black-owned small companies impacted by the pandemic, to date offering 250 companies with $10,000 grants.
In Could, she arrange
cellular Covid-19 testing websites along with her mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson, of their hometown of Houston, Texas. She additionally donated, in partnership with Jack Dorsey’s Begin Small fund, $6 million to coronavirus aid in April.
