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Local repair nonprofit urges Gilroy to preserve CDBG funds for low‑income home repairs

3424049 · May 21, 2025
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Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and residents told the council the nonprofit is ready and compliant to spend Community Development Block Grant funds and warned that reallocating those funds could risk HUD pulling the money if not used before the deadline.

Representatives of Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley urged the Gilroy City Council May 19 to restore Community Development Block Grant funding to their low‑income home repair program, saying the nonprofit is “shovel ready” and that reallocating the money risks noncompliance with HUD requirements.

Elena Purcell Schroeder, speaking for Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley, said the…

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