Resource Library

LIHEAP Division of Energy Assistance Fact Sheet.

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CED) Fact Sheet

RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (RCD) Fact Sheet

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Fact Sheet

Over the last several years, OCS and the CSBG Network — comprised of CSBG eligible entities, state CSBG Lead Agencies, state Community Action Associations, national partners, and others — have collaborated to create a new Performance Management Framework for CSBG.

This resource provides brief details for the Rural Community Development Program; such as, uses for the grants, eligible applicants for the grants, and the legislative authority for the grants.

This resource provides general information about the CED program.

The Assets for Independence Program Summary includes information regarding the program's grant, including the type of grant, the appropriation amount, the legislative authority, the program's purpose, target population, and eligible applicants.

The CSBG Network is composed of multiple partners, including Federal administrators; State, Territory, and Tribal grantees; local CSBG-eligible entities and other eligible entities; State Community Action Associations; and national partner associations. Federal responsibility for administration of CSBG falls within the Division of State Assistance (DSA) in the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).