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Community Development Block Grant
Administration

Community Development Block Grant Coordinator
Sandee Alvarez
Email: salvarez@cityofsanbenito.com
Phone: (956) 361-3800 Ext. 303

Community Development Block Grant Administrative Assistant
Amanda Lara
Email: alara@cityofsanbenito.com
Phone: (956) 361-3800 Ext. 303

City of San Benito FHAST Form Workgroup

Name

Entity / Title

Representing Group

Serving As

Designee

Joe H. Hernandez

City of San Benito, Mayor

Chief Elected Official

Chairperson

Sandee Alvarez

Manuel Lara

City of San Benito, City Manager

City Manager

Data Collection Chairperson

Rodrigo Davila

David Cortez

San Benito Housing, HCV Director

Affordable Housing Provider

Secretary

N/A

Celeste Sanchez

San Benito CISD, Assistant Superintendent

School District Leadership

Member

N/A

Pete Claudio

Allstate Insurance/ Owner

Minority Business Leader

Member

N/A

Community Development Block Grant
401 N. Sam Houston Blvd
San Benito, Texas 78586
(956) 361-3800

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, provides annual grants to states, larger cities, and counties for a broad range of activities that preserve and develop viable urban communities. The program’s principal beneficiaries are low-income persons/households.

The goals of the program are to:

  • Provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing;
  • Provide a suitable living environment; and to
  • Expand economic opportunities

In addition to meeting the program goals, all CDBG activities must meet one of the three following National Objectives:

  • Benefit low and moderate income persons;
  • Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
  • Meet a need having a particular urgency (urgent need)

Applications for funding may be downloaded from the Public Notices and Forms section of this site.