SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A key federal grant that helped local agencies respond quickly to disasters like the July 4 floods in San Angelo is facing elimination under President Trump's proposed 2026 budget.

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) offers flexible funding to community action agencies nationwide. Locally, the Concho Valley Community Action Agency utilizes this grant to identify and address community needs—including support during emergency and disaster situations.

“The Community Services Block Grant has been under fire recently at the federal level. That block grant, Community Services Block Grant, is what allows us to do what we need to do as a community action agency, so it allows us to meet the needs locally, assess the needs locally, and do what we

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