Indiana to Receive $26M For Homeless Programs
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding $2.5 billion to renew support to thousands of local homeless assistance programs around the country. Through HUD’s Continuum of Care grants, Indiana will receive $26 million to support 86 programs throughout the state.
In total, the program will provide support to 6,597 programs serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
“HUD wants to ensure that thousands of local homeless assistance providers continue to receive federal funds needed to provide stable housing for people experiencing homelessness during these trying times,” said Acting HUD Secretary Matt Ammon. “Renewing these grants not only offers relief to our local partners but it allows Continuums of Care to continue their work to end homelessness and help keep our most vulnerable neighbors off the streets.”
The funding renews grants for existing programs as a result of the pandemic. HUD says the process was streamlined because communities have been and will continue to be consumed with COVID-19 response and have limited capacity to participate in the traditional CoC competition.
“We are excited about the opportunity to provide funding without diverting the attention of communities from the vital work of preventing, preparing for, and responding to the pandemic,” said James Arthur Jemison, principal deputy assistant secretary for community planning and development.
HUD’s grant funding supports a wide variety of interventions designed to assist people experiencing homelessness, particularly those living in places not meant for habitation, located in sheltering programs, or at imminent risk of experiencing homeless.