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SSBG DCL-2025-02 First Quarter First Release Allocation Update FY 2025

This release reflects first quarter allocations through December 20, 2024 based on funds available to grant recipients under the Continuing Resolution. The funding was made available in the Payment Management System (PMS) on November 20, 2024. Please find the attached table outlining the amounts allocated to all state, tribal, and territory grant recipients. Each grant recipient was required to submit a CSBG State Plan or CSBG Tribal Plan which was then reviewed and accepted by OCS to be eligible for first quarter funding based on their FFY24 CSBG allocation amount.

To notify Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) lead agencies, eligible entities, and federal training and technical assistance (TTA) grant recipients that the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey of CSBG Eligible Entities will be made available online on Monday, December 2, 2024 through Friday, January 10, 2025. 

Effective November 17, 2024, Charisse Johnson, Division of Community Assistance (DCA) Director and Division of Social Services Acting Director, will transition from the Office of Community Services (OCS) to a leadership role in the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF’s) Office of Grants Management.

ACF-OCS-LIHEAP-IM-2025-01 LIHEAP Compliance Monitoring Process Overview and Trends for FY 2025.

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Community Assistance (DCA) is pleased to announce the next phase of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Performance Management (PM) website rollout.

The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to affirm the Office of Community Services’ (OCS’) commitment to data quality and effective performance measurement with an overview of the Federal Quality Assurance Review (FQAR) process related to the CSBG Annual Report submission.

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To provide instructions and the application requirements for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Disaster Supplemental for Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, for Longer Term Recovery grants. Applications are due on Friday, November 22, 2024.