Year: 2012
CSBG Legislative Update: July 17, 2012
-- Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst -- This week, on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will begin considering their FY 2013 Appropriations bill. Today, ahead of the consideration, Subcommittee Chairman Rehberg released the draft funding bill that will serve as the starting point for negotiations. The
READ MOREEnergy Efficiency: A Bright Idea
-- by Rebecca Stewart, Program Coordinator -- These days, it seems like all anyone talks about is jobs and an ever gloomier economic outlook. It has even become a meme to respond to a question or begin a sentence with an ever-so-ironic, “well, in this economy...” Congress is mired in partisan bickering and a clear solution for how to solve the myriad very real problems facing the nation
Just Released! 2012 CSBG Highlights
NASCSP just released the 2012 CSBG Highlights -- a quick reference guide to featured data from the 2012 CSBG Annual Report. It showcases the the impacts of the CSBG Network's latest efforts to ensure
The Benefits of Access: Eliminating Siloed Programs for Low-Income Americans
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a nonpartisan forum for exchanging ideas, research, and data, recently published The Benefits of Access: Eliminating Siloed Programs for Low-Income Americans, a commentary co-written by Tim Warfield, Executive Director, and Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy & Research Analyst. The article addresses the issues around funding cuts to low-income programs
Guest Blog: Urban Institute - Evaluating CSBG ARRA
-- By Carol DeVita and Margaret Simms, Urban Institute -- Through the Recovery Act (ARRA), the Federal government distributed $1 billion to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) to assist in the
