The county will receive a $60,383 grant from $5.4 million in funding awarded statewide to combat homelessness.

Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin announced Tuesday that more than $5 million in funding to assist homeless families in finding housing and combating homelessness is provided through the federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program.

The 2020 ESG funding falls into six categories: rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter, homeless management information systems (HMIS) and administration.

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