Year: 2013
Legislative Update: CSBG and WAP Continuing Resolution Funding Update
-- NASCSP Staff -- The Senate is in the process of completing its work on the continuing resolution (CR) for the balance of fiscal year (FY) 2013, ending on September 30, 2013. The Senate Appropriations Committee has reported a bill which has proceeded to the floor for debate and a final vote. NASCSP was instrumental in persuading the Administration to seek a "budget anomaly" for the
Guest Blog: Demystifying Democracy
-- Denver G. Olmstead, Community Action Partnership of Utah -- Democracy doesn’t end once the ballot is printed: candidates chosen. It’s an active process, taking place in every city, in every
Poverty Politics: Sequestration Scenarios
-- Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst, NASCSP, and Brad Penney, General Counsel, NASCSP -- Last week at the NASCSP Annual Conference, much of the conversation was about the future of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). One of the major issues facing our Network is the impact of sequestration. Sequestration and CSBG: Sequestration
READ MOREThe Federal Office of Community Services’ Training and Technical Assistance Plan: Connecting States and the Regional Performance Innovation Consortia
-- Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, NASCSP -- During the 2013 NASCSP Mid-Winter Training Conference, participants had the opportunity to hear from the Office of Community Services (OCS) to learn more about their training and technical assistance (T/TA) plan and collaborative efforts among the States, state associations, and the Regional Performance Innovation Consortia (RPICs). Delia
Legislative Update: Beware the Ides of March
-- Brad Penney, General Counsel, Advocates for the Other America -- “Beware the ides of March.” — Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare Sequestration will have major—and negative—impacts on energy and environmental management agencies. Here’s how it will affect all Americans. More families exposed to the cold and heat Children and seniors more vulnerable to air pollution Less
