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Over the next few weeks, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will release several communications in order to guide and prepare the CSBG state lead agencies and the CSBG Network as a whole.

The purpose of this message is to provide an update on the allocations of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 CSBG.

LIHEAP AT 2020-02 Household Report Short and Long Form FY 2019.

After much consideration, the Office of Community Services decided to extend the due date for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report submissions. The CSBG Annual Report is normally due annually on March 31. For FY2019, the CSBG Annual Report is due June 26, 2020.

Thank you for your continued engagement and partnership with us to address and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We highly value our strong ongoing partnership, and hope to continue to be a resource to you as you implement community mitigation techniques. As you might imagine, a number of HHS divisions are releasing COVID-19-related information on funding and guidance. We thought it would be helpful to batch up information on key issues to keep you up-to-date.

LIHEAP DCL on the Initial COVID-19 Program Guidance.

This report provides a summary of the accomplishments and activities undertaken by the CED and RCD programs in 2016.

To notify states of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report submission for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 including the extended deadline. States must submit the CSBG Annual Report by July 17, 2020 using the approved online CSBG format through the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) On-Line Data Collection (OLDC) system.

The Office of Community Services (OCS) has received a number of questions from State Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Lead Agencies and from CSBG eligible entities regarding state direction in the implementation of supplemental funds distributed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-36 (CARES Act).

To help address these questions, this letter discusses the role of states in (1) ensuring flexibility to meet urgent community needs, (2) creating procedures to amend plans and address new needs, (3) supporting locally identified services and strategies, (4) facilitating communication, performance management, and technical assistance, and (5) monitoring and accountability.

Guidance for commenting on the Council on Econonic Mobility's Request.