Here’s how CARES funds are helping Bellingham and Whatcom Housing Authorities

More federal money is headed to Whatcom County from the pandemic-relief bill known as the CARES Act, with these funds aimed at housing agencies across Washington state.

A grant of $390,000 announced Tuesday, Aug. 11, is the second of two awards totaling about $500,000 for the Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities, Executive Director Brien Thane told The Bellingham Herald.