Attachment D
FY 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Human Services Grant (HSG) and Below Market Rate Affordable Housing Funds (BMR AHF) Funding Application Summary
1. BMR AHF Public Services:
Application 1a.
Name of Organization: Project Sentinel
Name of Project: Fair Housing – Tenant-Landlord Counseling and Dispute Resolution Services
Annual Goal: 41 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: Provide fair housing services to educate tenants and landlords on their respective rights and responsibilities, provides instruction on how to resolve housing problems, and conduct dispute resolution services such as mediation and conciliation to help resolve problems.
Funding Request: $52,574.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $54,174.00
Staff Funding Recommendation: $58,974.00
2. CDBG Capital Housing:
Application 2a.
Name of Organization: Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley (RTSV) Name of Project: Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Project Annual Goal: 7 low-income Cupertino homeowners
Project Description: Provide critical home safety repairs and accessibility modifications for 7 low-income Cupertino homeowners.
Funding Request: $107,500.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $107,500.00
Application 2b.
Name of Organization: West Valley Community Services
Name of Project: Vista Village Rehabilitation
Annual Goal: 3 affordable housing units
Project Description: Rehabilitate the kitchens and bathrooms of 3 affordable housing units within the Vista Village: an affordable housing project with 24 very low and low-income housing units.
Funding Request: $160,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $160,000.00
*Please note that these funding allocations are subject to the City’s final CDBG allocation from the U.S.
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Any changes in funding levels will adhere to the CDBG Contingency Plan (Attachment B).
3. BMR AHF Capital Housing:
Application 3a.
Name of Organization: Eden Housing
Name of Project: Wolf Rd
Annual Goal: 249 affordable housing units
Project Description: Develop new affordable housing in two phases. The first phase will contain 101 units of mixed-income housing for school district employees, with approximately 34 low income units and 67 moderate income units. The second phase will contain 148 units, with 60 very low-income units, 86 low-income units, and two manager units.
Funding Request: $1,100,000
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $666,880
*Please note that BMR AHF capital housing allocations are recommended to be funding commitments that become awards which authorize loan agreement execution immediately upon the developers securing planning entitlements.
4. CDBG Public Services:
Application 4a.
Name of Organization: Live Oak Adult Day Services
Name of Project: Senior Adult Day Care
Annual Goal: 15 low-income Cupertino seniors
Project Description: Provide a specialized program of adult day care for frail, dependent seniors to give respite for their caregivers.
FY 25-26 City Council
Funding approval: $16,800.00
FY 26-27 Adjusted Award: $15,000.00
Application 4b.
Name of Organization: West Valley Community Services (WVCS) Name of Project: Community Access to Resources and Education Program (CARE) Annual Goal: 100 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: CARE helps improve the self-sufficiency of low-income individuals at risk of homelessness by connecting them to community resources, making services easily available and accessible, and working with them on capacity building.
FY 25-26 City Council
Funding approval: $37,200.00
FY 26-27 Adjusted Award: $33,300.00
*Please note that these funding allocations are subject to the City’s final CDBG allocation from the U.S.
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Any changes in funding levels will adhere to the CDBG Contingency Plan (Attachment B).
5. General Fund HSG Public Services:
Application 5a.
Name of Organization: Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Name of Project: Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Annual Goal: 24 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: The Ombudsmen helps to identify, receive, investigate, and resolve complaints, including violations of personal rights and allegations of elder abuse, for all residents in licensed long-term care facilities in the City of Cupertino.
FY 25-26 City Council
Funding approval: $11,000.00
FY 26-27 Adjusted Award: $10,400.00
Application 5b.
Name of Organization: Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) Name of Project: Legal Assistance to Cupertino Elders
Annual Goal: 20 low-income Cupertino seniors
Project Description: Provide free legal assistance to seniors.
FY 25-26 City Council
Funding approval: $18,000.00
FY 26-27 Adjusted Award: $16,900.00
Application 5c.
Name of Organization: West Valley Community Services (WVCS) Name of Project: Haven to Home
Annual Goal: 80 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: Provide case management using a harm reduction approach in helping struggling families and individuals move out of crisis towards self-sufficiency by helping them build their own safety net in order to help them avoid homelessness.
FY 25-26 City Council
Funding approval: $100,000.00
FY 26-27 Adjusted Award: $93,700.00