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The Office of Community Services (OCS) is requesting feedback from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network on the proposed revision of the CSBG State Plan Application (State Plan). On November 17, 2017, a Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) notice for public comment was posted to the Federal Register in volume 82, number 221, and page 54348. During the 60-day comment period, and as soon as possible, we invite you to review the proposed revised State Plan and submit your comments, as described below.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) is requesting feedback from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network on the proposed revision of the CSBG State Plan Application (State Plan). On November 17, 2017, a Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) notice for public comment was posted to the Federal Register in volume 82, number 221, and page 54348. During the 60-day comment period, and as soon as possible, we invite you to review the proposed revised State Plan and submit your comments, as described below.

LIHEAP Grantee Monitoring Schedule.

This resource presents RCD PPR forms and instructions, which RCD grantees will use to provide semi-annual updates about their projects. 

This case study highlights the Pacific Gateway Center, a Hawaii-based nonprofit organization that helps to serve the needs of Vietnamese and other refugees.

This session discusses the updated Performance Progress Report, which grantees will use to report starting in April 2018.

2016 CSBG State Assessment for Alabama (attached as PDF)

CSBG State Assessment for New York FY 2016 (attached as PDF)

HHS Poverty Guidelines for Federal Fiscal Year 2018.

The SSBG program is authorized under Title XX of the Social Security Act, as amended, and is codified at 42 USC 1397 through 1397e. The implementing regulations for this and other block grant programs authorized by Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 are published at 45 CFR Part 96. Those regulations include both specific requirements and general administrative requirements in lieu of 45 CFR Part 75 (the HHS implementation of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) for the covered block grant programs. Requirements specific to SSBG are found in 45 CFR Sections 96.70 through 96.74.