New grants to finance outstanding rents Applications open for Eviction Assistance Rent Program in Grays Harbor County A second round of funding through the state’s Eviction Rent Assistance Program is available to Harborites who have missed rent payments since the COVID-19 pandemic began. To administer the program, Grays Harbor County Public Health contracted with FORWARD, a digital platform for program administration, and a human service company called the Equity Institute to divvy $291,000 in grants to households in the county. The funding will cover missed or unpaid rents since March 1, 2020 for people still living in the same residences, and people with an income at or below 80{9f99fe44fce1aa3c813d0a0ce4da2fbea8a5a58e9d85c4a2927dd8140cb676b5} of…