Create Montana emergency solutions grant for rapid re-housing

This bill creates a Montana Emergency Solutions Grant to provide state funding for rapid rehousing programs aimed at individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The legislation appropriates $1 million for fiscal year 2025 and $1 million for fiscal year 2026 to the Department of Public Health and Human Services, which must distribute these funds according to existing federal emergency solutions grant guidelines. Eligible recipients can receive rental assistance at up to 150% of fair market rent, but only for program participants with annual incomes below 80% of the area median income. The funds must be fully distributed by the end of each fiscal year, and the bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.