Author: nascspstaff
President Obama's FY 2014 Budget Request for CSBG and WAP
--Alice Gaston, Program Asst., Weatherization Services & Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst, CSBG Services-- President Obama released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget request today, nearly two months later than normal. The budget focuses on the middle class while reducing the deficit and replacing the sequester with more specific budget cuts and tax increases. You can read President
READ MORERapid Health Impact Assessment: Weatherization Plus Health in Connecticut
By Lynne Snyder, Ph.D., MPH, Consultant, Healthy Homes How can Connecticut achieve its energy goal and create positive health outcomes, while reducing potentially negative impacts on health? This week, a team led by the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) sub-grantee New Opportunities, Inc. and the Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA) will release a rapid Health Impact
In Focus: American Winter
This documentary is a must see for those in the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Network. American Winter tells the interwoven stories of eight
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
