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Pharr staff say CDBG operations continuing despite federal shutdown; city to seek Section 108 loan for fire station or utilities project
Summary
At a meeting of the City of Pharr grants board, Napalione Coca, CDBG assistant director, said the city’s Community Development Block Grant program is still operating despite a federal government shutdown and that staff plan to submit two Section 108 loan proposals to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
At a meeting of the City of Pharr grants board, Napalione Coca, CDBG assistant director, said the city’s Community Development Block Grant program is still operating despite a federal government shutdown and that staff plan to submit two Section 108 loan proposals to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
“There's a current active government shutdown. We just want to share that, for our grant, the Community Development Block Grant, we're still operating,” Napalione Coca said. He told the board Pharr can continue drawdowns to reimburse partner organizations and that previously obligated funds would let CDBG programs operate even if the shutdown lasts months.
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