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Release of Research Brief on Energy Assistance Funding Approaches.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) has prepared Information Memorandum (IM) 134 dated May 5, 2014 as guidance to States and Territories regarding the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Assessment schedule.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) is issuing Information Memorandum (IM) 135 clarifying a technical issue related to the use of CSBG funds as match for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

OMB Clearance of New LIHEAP Performance Measures and Upcoming Webinars on Federal LIHEAP Performance Reporting Requirements.

LIHEAP Dear Colleague Reminder of Deadline for Final LIHEAP Household Report Data for FFY 2014.

As part of a strengthened performance management and accountability framework for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the Office of Community Services is releasing a new draft Information Memorandum (IM) on State and Federal accountability measures. The attached draft IM includes proposed measures intended to ensure that both State and Federal administrators of CSBG are accountable to high standards of performance management. It is our expectation that these State and Federal accountability measures will be implemented alongside the new organizational standards for Community Action Agencies.

Dear Colleagues:
We in the Office of Community Services (OCS) want to make sure you are aware of the President’s 2016 Budget proposals for OCS programs.  Please note that appropriation levels and policy proposals are only final with Congress’s approval.

The Council on Economic Mobility published a request for information to gather feedback from all of its stakeholders to create an accountable and effective structure for interagency collaboration and to use federal authorities to promote family-sustaining careers and economic mobility for low-income Americans.

LIHEAP Dear Colleague Notice 2020-12 on the Reallotment of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 Funds.

The purpose of this message is to provide you with an update on allocations of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.