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San Benito approves FY2025–26 CDBG allocations; CASA and Sunshine Haven receive awards
Summary
The San Benito City Commission approved allocations of FY2025–26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, awarding $29,442 to CASA and $20,000 to Sunshine Haven after the citizen advisory committee recommendation; one longtime subrecipient was not funded for failing to meet CDBG performance criteria.
The San Benito City Commission on June 17 approved the city's Fiscal Year 2025'26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations, endorsing recommendations from the CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee to fund CASA and Sunshine Haven while withholding funding from another recurring subrecipient that did not meet CDBG program requirements.
The commission voted to award $29,442 to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and $20,000 to Sunshine Haven, a nonprofit special care facility. The committee recommended directing the remainder of CDBG funds, historically used for park and street projects, strictly toward street improvements for the coming program year.
The grants were based on the…
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