ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $2.9 million to homeless housing and service programs across New Mexico.
HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced the funding award Monday.
The Continuum of Care grants build upon the $7.3 million in funding HUD awarded throughout New Mexico through a first round of funding in March.
Nationally, HUD estimates there were nearly 565,000 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2015.
Since 2010, local communities around the country reported an 11 percent reduction in overall homelessness, a decline of more than 72,000 persons.
During that same time, HUD officials say veteran homelessness fell by 36 percent, chronic homelessness declined 22 percent and family homelessness dropped by 19 percent.
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