Office of Community Services (OCS)

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Lanikque Howard as the new Director in the Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). As the OCS Director, she will provide leadership and oversight of over $6 billion in mandatory and discretionary grants through six social service and community development programs.

HHS analyzed changes to the formula in the appropriation for FY 2020. HHS also coordinated with the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in FY 2020 to assess the data currently available to HHS for calculating the home energy expenditures by fuel types across states.

These Appendices include state-by-state data related to the LIHEAP Report to Congress: Assessment of the Program’s Formula and Allocations of Funding Among States.

In May of 2020, OCS awarded over $941 million in supplemental funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relieve, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support critical services and strategies in over 1000 communities nationwide.

Here, you will find consolidated OCS program-specific COVID-19 resources and guidance that will help our grantees, partners, and stakeholders support individuals, families, communities impacted by COVID-19. /ocs/resource/covid-19-resources-for-ocs-grantees-partners-and-stakeholders