Category: CSBG
NASCSP Celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a Picnic [Photos]
By Glory Anwanwan, Senior Web Coordinator; Healthy Homes & Gretchen Knowlton, Policy Director National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) staff from across the country
READ MORENo Easy Answers on Performance Measurement, but Dialogue Offers Fresh Insights
-- edited by NASCSP staff -- The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network faces several key challenges right now. Not only are we threatened with disabling funding cuts, but we’re being pressed to resolve complex questions around change, results, and measuring impact. Never before have we faced such scrutiny from every direction. The one positive in all of this is that we’re not alone.
CSBG Funding: Third Quarter Funding Release Update
--by Jovita Tolbert, NASC Development Director--The Federal Office of Community Services (OCS) recently issued this Dear Colleague Letter noting they can only release a portion of the total third quarter allocation, with the remaining balance to be released in upcoming weeks. In their letter, OCS explained that the one-month allotment States receive will be based on the prior year's funding
ROMA, Reforms, and Reduced Funds – Analyzing the President’s FY 2014 Budget Request
-- Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst, NASCSP -- President Obama released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget request on Wednesday, which included a proposed total of $350 million for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). Below is a breakdown of how the funding amount compares to allocations in previous years and some of the key notes provided by both the President’s FY 2014 budget
CSBG Data Corner: Preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Data
-- Tabitha Beck, Research Director -- March 31 came and went, with CSBG Information System (IS) Survey database submissions coming from far and wide! The data are still being reviewed, but a preliminary compilation of some of the main information shows similar-to-slightly-lower numbers than last year. For example, roughly 17 million people were served by the CSBG Network in FY 2012, a Network
