Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Wicomico County, through a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, has been awarded $7,380,680 in funds to assist Wicomico County residents in need of emergency rental and utility assistance. SHORE UP! Inc. is one of three grant subrecipients, receiving $1,075,000 in grant funds. Here’s what you need to know for assistance.

We are now accepting applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). To see these instructions in a different language, choose the Select Language button at the bottom of this webpage. Applications are available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.

To be eligible for ERAP Assistance, a household must meet all four eligibility criteria:

Rent Status

Tenant obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling

Income

Household income at or below 80% of Area Median Income as defined by HUD

Financial Hardship

1 or more individuals qualified for unemployment assistance

Experienced a reduction in household income incurred significant costs, or other financial hardship directly or indirectly, to the COVID19 outbreak

Housing Instability

Demonstrated risk of housing instability, which may include:

• A past due utility or rent notice or eviction notice

• Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, OR

• Any other evidence of such risk, as determined by DHCD

Income Qualifications

Recipients must be at or below 80% gross income for the number of people in your household.

Wicomico County
Persons in Household	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
30% AMI	15,150	17,420	21,960	26,500	31,040	35,580	40,120	44,660
50% AMI	25,200	28,800	32,400	36,000	38,900	41,800	44,650	47,550
80% AMI	40,350	46,100	51,580	57,600	62,250	66,850	71,450	76,050

If you are a currently receiving assistance from SHORE UP!’s Head Start/Early Head Start program and the Office of Home Energy Programs, you meet the income qualifications for assistance. Those who receive Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Veterans Affairs assistance, Disability Pension and WIC are also income qualified. These individuals must also meet the other listed criteria.

Download the application and save it to your computer to complete. Once you are ready to submit your completed form, send it to us here. Application information may also be dropped off at SHORE UP! Inc., 520 Snow Hill Rd., Salisbury, Md. 21801 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or mailed to the attention of Julie Peters.

ERAP Initial Application for Assistance (for first-time applicants)

ENGLISH HAITIAN CREOLE SPANISH

ERAP Recertification form (for applicants who have previously received assistance