Category: NASCSP Updates
Legislative Update: Fiscal Cliff Impact on WAP and CSBG
-- By the Advocates for the Other America -- On January 1st, Congress narrowly averted going over the “fiscal cliff” by reaching a compromise on spending and tax increases. The final agreement temporarily spares programs like CSBG and WAP from automatic sequestration that was scheduled to take place January 1st by delaying the $110 billion in cuts for two months. Despite this provisional
37 Senators Sign onto WAP Letter – the Most Ever!
Last month, NASCSP and Advocates for The Other America (AFTOA) worked with partners to circulate a letter in the Senate asking President Obama to restore WAP funding to no less than $210 million for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 as well as continue funding the State Energy Program (SEP) at $50 million. The text of the letter can be seen below. The letter was a tremendous success, with 37 Senators
READ MORE2013 NASCSP Award Nominations
NASCSP’s membership will recognize extraordinary contributions made to NASCSP and to the programs that NASCSP represents during the 2013 NASCSP Mid-Winter Training Conference at the Award Luncheon on February 28, 2013. The Marjorie J. Witherspoon NASCSP Award will be presented to a current or former NASCSP member for significant service or support of NASCSP and/or length of service to NASCSP.
Legislative Update: The Post-Election Outlook
Despite nearly two years of campaigning and billions of dollars spent, last week’s election maintained the status quo - a Republican House, Democratic Senate, and another four years of President Barack Obama. This bodes well for the reauthorization of both the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Sources inside the Obama Administration have
READ MOREPoverty Politics: Take a Staffer to a CAA Day
--Gretchen Knowlton and Mark Schmeissing, NASCSP-- Following right on the heels of the election, NASCSP hits the streets for the Community Services Block Grant's (CSBG) reauthorization. Literally! Without pausing to catch our breath after an intense election season, we’re heading out on a fieldtrip to our local CAA – the United Planning Organization (UPO) in DC with a couple of friends from
