INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis City Council has passed $76 million in federal CARES Act COVID-19 Relief allocations. Click here.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis City Council has passed $76 million in federal CARES Act COVID-19 Relief allocations.

It’s the third and final application of the funding and extends existing programs formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s office said Wednesday.

It also funds the creation of several new initiatives.

The allocations were introduced Wednesday by Hogsett at a special meeting.

The package includes $7.5 million for the city’s rental assistance program, bringing total funding to $30 million for the program.

Money also will go toward food access, secondary and adult education and a homeless winter contingency program.