Billions in federal rental assistance is still available. Here’s what struggling renters need to know

Demonstrators in front of the White House on Sept. 25, 2021, call for the cancellation of rents, and mortgages and to prevent millions of evictions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty ImagesBillions of dollars in federal rental assistance is still available to struggling renters, though some states are running…