State of Poverty Blog

Community Action Month- Mini Toolkit #1

Posted on May 5, 2017 Posted By

It’s Community Action Month! NASCSP has a lot of data resources available as part of our Annual Report and State Fact Sheets. We want to help you easily use data to tell the story of Community...

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Weatherization Advocates Testify in Congressional Hearing

Posted on May 3, 2017 Posted By

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Eric Behna (ebehna@nascsp.org, 202-624-5996)   May 3, 2017- Washington D.C. – Several advocates testified before the House Energy and Water Appropriations...

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CSBG: Empowering States and Local Communities to Lead on Poverty

Posted on March 28, 2017 Posted By

By: Eric Behna, Program & Policy Analyst Critics of the U.S. social safety net have often painted federal antipoverty programs as being overly proscriptive and out of touch with actual Americans...

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CSBG Annual Report Module 1: State Administration Frequently Asked Questions and Highlights

Posted on March 6, 2017 Posted By

OCS released a Dear Colleague Letter announcing that Module 1 of the CSBG Annual Report is available in OLDC as of March 2, 2017. NASCSP and OCS are committed to providing support and resources to...

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CSBG Annual Report Received OMB Clearance

Posted on February 3, 2017 Posted By

The CSBG Annual Report received OMB Clearance on January 12, 2017. The new CSBG Annual Report marks the largest overhaul of CSBG data collection and reporting since the first comprehensive CSBG...

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Words from Our President: Reflections on Wrapping up 2016 and Looking Forward to 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 Posted By

I’m delighted to have the opportunity to wrap up 2016 and reflect on the accomplishments of NASCSP, our programs, and to address you, our members.  As you saw in the message from our Executive...

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A Year in Review – NASCSP 2016

Posted on December 28, 2016 Posted By

As 2016 comes to a close, and we look towards the bright future of the CSBG and WAP Networks, we would like to reflect on the past year. First, where has NASCSP been? Next, what were some of the most...

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A Look Back at Weatherization Day 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 Posted By

Each year States around the country celebrate national Weatherization Day! Weatherization Day is an opportunity to highlight the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) by holding events, issuing...

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Closing of the 30-day Comment Period on the CSBG Annual Report What’s Next?

Posted on December 12, 2016 Posted By

The Federal Register Notice #2 (FRN#2) 30-day comment period for the CSBG Annual Report started on November 1 and ended on November 30, 2016. This marks the end of the third and final official...

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Feedback from the National Partners during the 60-day Comment Period on the CSBG Annual Report

Posted on November 21, 2016 Posted By

Over the past year, the CSBG Network has spent countless hours reviewing the proposed CSBG Annual Report and the framework for the next generation of ROMA. After completing an Initial Feedback Period...

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