Columbus will be receiving $16.4 million and Franklin County $3.16 million toward affordable housing and services for homeless people, part of a total $204 million in federal money the state of Ohio and its local governments will be receiving overall.
"That's a good amount," said Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. "This is a boost to the normal effort we get from the federal budget."
The money comes from $5 billion in money from the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, being distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The city receiving the most in Ohio is Cleveland with $17.7 million. Cincinnati is receiving $9.9 million. The state of Ohio itself is receiving $91 million.