(AUSTIN) — The deadline is fast approaching for young adults who were once in foster care or are currently in extended care to apply for direct federal funding intended to help them weather the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding flows through a program known as Young Adult Pandemic Aid, or PanAid. It’s being administered by the Texas Center for Child and Family Studies (a supporting organization of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services) and Monarch Family Services, a Houston-based nonprofit organization focused on family preservation, foster care and adoption services. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15.