The Department of Housing and Urban Development has renewed funding for local homeless programs in Indiana.

HUD has put $2.5 billion into the renewal of existing grants for more than 6500 community-based housing programs and service providers across the country. That includes $26 million for 86 programs in The Hoosier State. In Michigan 272 programs will have nearly $82 million to work with.

The move last week was streamlined as communities are consumed with COVID issues and have a limited ability to compete for the traditional funding competition.