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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Community Assistance (DCA) announces the release of more than $379 million of fiscal year 2024 (FY24) block grant funding to Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) grant recipients. This Dear Colleague Letter serves to notify grant recipients that these funds were made available for drawdown in the Payment Management System on April 29, 2024.
To inform states and U.S. territories (hereinafter referred to as CSBG grant recipients) of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) application and plan requirements for federal fiscal year 2025 (FFY25).
The Office of Community Services (OCS) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the current clearance for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Model State Plan Application (OMB No. 0970-0382).
The Office of Community Services (OCS) has submitted a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request clearance for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Tribal Plan and Application.
The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter is to provide the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network an update on training and technical assistance (TTA) being provided by the Office of Community Services (OCS) Division of Community Assistance (DCA) and the cohort of CSBG TTA providers.
As part of the Office of Community Services (OCS) commitment to examining the information we collect to address burden to the public and in compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Office of Community Services (OCS) is requesting feedback from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network on proposed changes to the CSBG Annual Report (Attachment A). The notice for this information collection activity was posted to the Federal Register in Volume 89, No. 78, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0492, pages 29339-29340 on April 22, 2024.