People can apply for scholarships starting January 7, 2021, the singer announced on her website on Tuesday. The scholarships will be sent to the 100 selected people at the end of January.
“Beyoncé is continuing her supportive heart and helping where needed most. Phase Two of the Beyoncé Impact Fund will now help people affected by the housing crisis,” according to a press release.
“The housing moratorium is scheduled to end on December 26, resulting in foreclosures and foreclosures. Many families are affected due to the pandemic that has resulted in job losses, illness and a general slowdown in the economy,” the statement said. .
It is estimated that 9.2 million tenants who lost income during the pandemic are behind in rent, according to an analysis of Census data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
As soon as the moratoriums are suspended, many of these tenants will either have to pay all their rent late or present some kind of payment plan with the owner – or they may lose their homes.
Those applying for scholarships must submit the necessary documentation to the National Association for the Progress of People of Color (NAACP) by the deadline.
This is not Beyoncé’s first effort to help communities affected by the pandemic.
Beygood has joined the NAACP to support small black-owned businesses affected by the pandemic, so far providing $ 10,000 subsidies to 250 companies.
In May, she set up Covid-19 mobile test sites with her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, in her hometown of Houston, Texas. She also donated, in partnership with Jack Dorsey’s Start Small fund, $ 6 million for coronavirus relief in April.