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San Juan solicits input on Urban County CDBG FY26; $279,996 available, nonprofits request funds
Summary
City staff said $279,996 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are available under the urban county program for fiscal year 2026. Multiple local nonprofits presented requests during a required public hearing; the commission accepted public input but made no funding awards.
The City Commission of San Juan held a public hearing to solicit input on local needs for the urban county Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for fiscal year 2026, city staff said. Monica Gomez, interim director of planning, told the commission the total funds available this year are $279,996 and that the city received written requests from local nonprofits.
Representatives of three local providers and a regional aging agency spoke during the hearing. Connie Arroyo of Amigos Del Valle requested $10,000 in CDBG support "for our seniors, San Juan" to help fund meals-on-wheels service; in her remarks she stated an amount of "$20.26" in relation to meals-on-wheels for nine seniors. Sierra Castillo, representing Clínica Del Valle, asked that CDBG funds cover services for uninsured patients, including medical, behavioral and dental care, medications, laboratories and X-rays; she said the clinic saw approximately 1,200 patients last year, of which 52% were uninsured. Daniel Sanchez, finance director for the Children's Advocacy Center in Edinburg, requested $15,000 to support mental-health counseling, forensic interviewing, family advocacy, and parent–child education classes. Rolando Flores, with the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, described the Aging and Disability Resource Center and Area Agency on Aging partnerships and asked for funding that would be used directly for consumer services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Gomez and staff explained that, historically, much of the urban county funding is used for street projects in low-income areas but that state law allows the city to allocate funds to nonprofit services with submitted requests on city letterhead. Staff noted the work plan submittal deadline to the urban county office is November 15 and invited other nonprofits to submit letters.
Commissioners closed the public hearing and then voted to accept the solicited inputs so the city can proceed with the application process; no awards or allocations were made at the meeting.
