A St. Louis program that aimed to provide financial aid to tenants displaced from their homes began accepting applications on Friday after failing to do so for its first year.

The Board of Aldermen originally approved spending on the Impacted Tenants Fund in 2023 with American Rescue Plan dollars, launching it officially in 2024 and later expanding the program’s framework to include victims of the May 16 tornado.

But during a budget committee earlier this month, officials from the city’s Human Services Department acknowledged that after a year, the program had yet to accept any applications.

The program began accepting applications on Friday through the vendor Employment Connection, according to the department.

The news marks the fulfillment of a two-week timeline Human Services Dire

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