WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT?
The Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) is a federally funded program that works to ameliorate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities through local Community Action Partnership (CAP) organizations. Each Idaho CAP is a private, non-profit organization governed by a local Board of Directors that is comprised of at least 1/3 low-income, and no more that 1/3 private sector and 1/3 public sector. Each CAP develops its programs according to the needs that exist in its communities. WHO ADMINISTERS CSBG? Statewide or local organizations, or associations with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on methods of effectively addressing the needs of low-income families, and communities and organizations that are officially designated as a Community Action Agency (CAA) or a community action program under section 673(1) of the CSBG Act, as amended by the Human Service Amendments of 1994 (P.L. 103-252), and meets all requirements under section 673
The Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) is a stream of federal funding that works to ameliorate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities through local Community Action Partnership (CAP) organizations. CSBG is the main infrastructure grant for CAP agencies. This funding allows agencies to leverage resources from federal, state, local, and private entities to further anti-poverty work in communities. Each Idaho CAP is a private, non-profit organization governed by a local Board of Directors that is comprised of at least 1/3 low-income, and no more than 1/3 private sector and 1/3 public sector. Each CAP develops its programs according to the needs that exist in its communities. WHAT PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED WITH CSBG? According to statute each agency completes a biennial community needs assessment. The community needs assessment dictates how a CAP agency allocates their funding and to which programs or conditions of poverty an agency will focus resources. Programs vary by region, i
