Pomona residents can soon apply to receive $500 per month for 18 months through a new pilot program that opens to applicants Monday.
As part of the Pomona Household Universal Grants Program, 600 applicants will be selected by lottery to receive the funds.
There will be two groups of recipients: a group of 250 applicants will receive $500 per month for 18 months, for a total of $9,000.
The other group of 350 randomly selected applicants will receive $20 per month for 18 months.
Applicants must:
- Lives in the City of Pomona at the time of application and is 18 years of age or older;
- Be the parent or legal guardian of a child under four years of age at the time of application;
- Falls into at least one of the following categories: experienced adverse consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; have a residential address included in a Qualified Census Tract; currently receiving benefits such as Federal Pell Grants, Medicaid or Medi-Cal, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program; or have a household income at or below 65 percent of the area median income.
- Agree to an informed consent form.
The project includes a study by UCLA to determine the impact of income-based subsidies. The money can be spent however the recipients wish.
