Arkansas has committed $9.8 million of the $173 million it received from the federal government to provide rental assistance to tenants struggling due to the covid-19 pandemic. The state's slow rollout of the rental assistance funds has been criticized by tenant advocates and the U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday announced the easing of some restrictions to allow the funds to be more easily distributed. Hover over the dots to see the amount of funds the state has allocated by a particular date