Outline for Model CSBG Application
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I.
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Federal Fiscal Year or Years
Covered by this State Plan and Application
Please
specify the Federal fiscal year or years covered by this
plan.
FFY ____ only
FFY
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II.
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Letter of Transmittal
- Cover letter to the Director, Office of Community Services;
include the CSBG Program Contact Person, the State CSBG Official
who is to receive the CSBG Grant Award with complete addresses,
telephone and fax numbers.
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III.
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Executive Summary
A.
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CSBG State Legislation
- Describe and provide a reference for the State's statutory
authority for the Community Services Block Grant Program.
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B.
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Designation of Lead
State Agency to Administer the CSBG Program
Section
676(a) of the Act requires the Chief Executive of each State
designate an appropriate State agency to act as lead agency for
administration of the Community Services Block Grant. (Include
letter of designation)
Designated State Lead Agency
______________________________________________
Director/Administrator
of Designated State Agency _____________________________
OMB
Control Number: XXXX-XXXX
Expiration
Date: xx/xx/xxxx
THE PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)
Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 10 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
reviewing the collection of information.
An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
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C.
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Public Hearing
Requirements
Describe and provide
documentation on how the State complied with legislative
hearing requirements of the CSBG Act regarding the State
Application and Plan, as follows:
(1)
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Public Hearing:
Specify the date of the public hearing held by the
designated lead agency for the current State plan and
describe the statewide distribution of notice of such
hearing required under Section 676(a)(2)(B) of the Act.
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(2)
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Legislative Hearing:
Specify the date of the last legislative hearing held in
conjunction with Section 676(a)(3) of the Act, which
requires each State to hold as least one legislative hearing
every three years in conjunction with the development of the
State plan.
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(3)
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Public Inspection of
State Plan:
Describe how the State made available for public inspection
and comment the current State plan or revision to the State
plan. (Section 676(e)(2) of the Act requires each State to
make available to the public inspection each plan or revised
State plan in such a manner as will facilitate review of and
comment on the plan.)
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IV.
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Statement of Federal and CSBG
Assurances (which includes programmatic, administrative, financial
and cerifications)
As part of the annual or
biannual application and plan required by Section 676 of the
Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended, (42 U.S. C. 9901
et seq.) (The Act), the designee of the chief executive of the
State hereby agrees to the Assurances in Section 676 of the Act -
by signature at end of this section.
A.
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Programmatic Assurances
(1)
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Funds made available
through this grant or allotment will be used:
(a)
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To support activities
that are designed to assist low-income families and
individuals, including families and individuals receiving
assistance under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), homeless families
and individuals, migrant or seasonal farmworkers, and
elderly low-income individuals and families to enable the
families and individuals to:
(i)
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remove obstacles and
solve problems that block the achievement of
self-sufficiency (including self-sufficiency for
families and individuals who are attempting to
transition off a State program carried out under part
A of title IV of the Social Security Act);
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(ii)
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secure and retain
meaningful employment;
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(iii)
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attain an adequate
education, with particular attention toward improving
literacy skills of low-income families in the
communities involved, which may include carrying out
family literacy initiatives;
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(iv)
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make better use of
available income;
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(v)
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obtain and maintain
adequate housing and a suitable living environment;
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(vi)
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obtain emergency
assistance through loans, grants, or other means to
meet immediate and urgent family and individual needs;
and
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(vii)
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achieve greater
participation in the affairs of the communities
involved, including the development of public and
private grassroots partnerships with local law
enforcement agencies, local housing authorities,
private foundations, and other public and private
partners to document best practices based on
successful grassroots intervention in urban areas, to
develop methodologies for widespread replication; and
strengthen and improve relationships with local law
enforcement agencies, which may include participation
in activities such as neighborhood or community
policing efforts;
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(b)
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To address the needs of
youth in low-income communities through youth development
programs that support the primary role of the family,
give priority to the prevention of youth problems and
crime, and promote increased community coordination and
collaboration in meeting the needs of youth, and support
development and expansion of innovative community-based
youth development programs that have demonstrated success
in preventing or reducing youth crime, such as programs
for the establishment of violence-free zones that would
involve youth development and intervention models (such
as models involving youth mediation, youth mentoring,
life skills training, job creation, and entrepreneurship
programs); and after-school child care programs; and
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(c)
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To make more effective
use of, and to coordinate with, other programs (including
State welfare reform efforts). ['676(b)(1)]
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(2)
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To describe how the State
intends to use discretionary funds made available from the
remainder of the grant or allotment described in Section
675C(b) of the Act in accordance with the community services
block grant program, including a description of how the
State will support innovative community and
neighborhood-based initiatives related to the purposes of
the community services block grant program; ['676(b)(2)]
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(3)
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To provide information
provided by eligible entities in the State, including:
(a)
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a description of the
service delivery system, for services provided or
coordinated with funds made available through grants made
under Section 675C(a) of the Act, targeted to low-income
individuals and families in communities within the State;
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(b)
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a description of how
linkages will be developed to fill identified gaps in
services, through the provision of information,
referrals, case management, and follow-up consultations;
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(c)
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a description of how
funds made available through grants made under Section
675(a) will be coordinated with other public and private
resources; and,
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(d)
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a description of how
local entities will use the funds to support innovative
community and neighborhood-based initiatives related to
the purposes of the community services block grant, which
may include fatherhood initiatives and other initiatives
with the goal of strengthening families and encouraging
effective parenting. ['676(b)(3)]
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(4)
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To ensure that eligible
entities in the State will provide, on an emergency basis,
for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious
foods, and related services, as may be necessary to
counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among
low-income individuals.['676(b)(4)]
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(5)
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That the State and the
eligible entities in the State will coordinate, and
establish linkages between, governmental and other social
services programs to assure the effective delivery of such
services to low-income individuals and to avoid duplication
of such services, and State and the eligible entities will
coordinate the provision of employment and training
activities in the State and in communities with entities
providing activities through statewide and local workforce
investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998; ['676(b)(5)]
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(6)
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To ensure coordination
between antipoverty programs in each community in the State,
and ensure, where appropriate, that emergency energy crisis
intervention programs under title XXVI (relating to
low-income home energy assistance) are conducted in such
communities.['676(b)(6)]
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(7)
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To permit and cooperate
with Federal investigations undertaken in accordance with
section 678D of the Act. ['676(b)(7)]
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(8)
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That any eligible entity in
the State that received funding in the previous fiscal year
through a community services block grant under the community
services block grant program will not have its funding
terminated under this subtitle, or reduced below the
proportional share of funding the entity received in the
previous fiscal year unless, after providing notice and an
opportunity for a hearing on the record, the State
determines that cause exists for such termination or such
reduction, subject to review by the Secretary as provided in
Section 678C(b) of the Act.['676(b)(8)]
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(9)
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That the State and eligible
entities in the State will, to the maximum extent possible,
coordinate programs with and form partnerships with other
organizations serving low-income residents of the
communities and members of the groups served by the State,
including religious organizations, charitable groups, and
community organizations. ['676(b)(9)]
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(10)
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To require each eligible
entity in the State to establish procedures under which a
low-income individual, community organization, or religious
organization, or representative of low-income individuals
that considers its organization, or low-income individuals,
to be inadequately represented on the board (or other
mechanism) of the eligible entity to petition for adequate
representation. ['676(b)(10)]
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(11)
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To secure from each
eligible entity in the State, as a condition to receipt of
funding, a community action plan (which
shall be submitted to the Secretary, at the request of the
Secretary, with the State plan)
that includes a community- needs assessment for the
community served, which may be coordinated with
community-needs assessments conducted for other programs;
['676(b)(11)]
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(12)
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That the State and all
eligible entities in the State will, not later than fiscal
year 2001, participate in the Results Oriented Management
and Accountability System, another performance measure
system for which the Secretary facilitated development
pursuant to Section 678E(b) of the Act .['676(b)(12)]
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(13)
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To provide information
describing how the State will carry out these assurances.
['676(b)(13)] (This
is the Narrative CSBG State Plan. See section V. for
detailed "how to" instructions. )
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B.
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Administrative and
Financial Assurances
The
State further agrees to the following, as required under the
Act:
(1)
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To submit an application to
the Secretary containing information and provisions that
describe the programs for which assistance is sought under
the community services block grant program prepared in
accordance with and containing the information described in
Section 676 of the Act. ['675A(b)]
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(2)
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To use not less than 90
percent of the funds made available to the State by the
Secretary under Section 675A or 675B of the Act to make
grants to eligible entities for the stated purposes of the
community services block grant program and to make such
funds available to eligible entities for obligation during
the fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year, subject to
the provisions regarding recapture and redistribution of
unobligated funds outlined below. ['675C(a)(1) and (2)]
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(3)
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In the event that the State
elects to recapture and redistribute funds to an eligible
entity through a grant made under Section 675C(a)(1) when
unobligated funds exceed 20 percent of the amount so
distributed to such eligible entity for such fiscal year,
the State agrees to redistribute recaptured funds to an
eligible entity, or require the original recipient of the
funds to redistribute the funds to a private, nonprofit
organization, located within the community served by the
original recipient of the funds, for activities consistent
with the purposes of the community services block grant
program. ['675C (a)(3)]
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(4)
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To spend no more than the
greater of $55,000 or 5 percent of its grant received under
Section 675A or the State allotment received under section
675B for administrative expenses, including monitoring
activities. ['675C(b)(2)]
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(5)
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In states with a charity
tax credit in effect under state law, the State agrees to
comply with the requirements and limitations specified in
Section 675(c) regarding use of funds for statewide
activities to provide charity tax credits to qualified
charities whose predominant activity is the provision of
direct services within the United States to individuals and
families whose annual incomes generally do not exceed 185
percent of the poverty line in order to prevent or alleviate
poverty among such individuals and families. ['675(c)]
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(6)
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That the lead agency will
hold at least one hearing in the State with sufficient time
and statewide distribution of notice of such hearing, to
provide to the public an opportunity to comment on the
proposed use and distribution of funds to be provided
through the grant or allotment under Section 675A or '675B
for the period covered by the State plan. ['676(a)(2)(B)]
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(7)
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That the chief executive
officer of the State will designate, an appropriate State
agency for purposes of carrying out State community services
block grant program activities. ['676(a)(1)]
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(8)
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To hold as least one
legislative hearing every three years in conjunction with
the development of the State plan.['676(a)(3)]
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(9)
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To make available for the
public inspection each plan or revised State plan in such a
manner as will facilitate review of and comment on the plan.
['676(e)(2)]
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(10)
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To conduct the following
reviews of eligible entities:
(a)
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full onsite review of
each such entity at least once during each three-year
period;
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(b)
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an onsite review of each
newly designated entity immediately after the completion
of the first year in which such entity receives funds
through the community services block grant program;
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(c)
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follow-up reviews
including prompt return visits to eligible entities, and
their programs, that fail to meet the goals, standards,
and requirements established by the State;
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(d)
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other reviews as
appropriate, including reviews of entities with programs
that have had other Federal, State or local grants (other
than assistance provided under the community services
block grant program) terminated for cause. ['678B(a)]
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(11)
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In the event that the State
determines that an eligible entity fails to comply with the
terms of an agreement or the State plan, to provide services
under the community services block grant program or to meet
appropriate standards, goals, and other requirements
established by the State (including performance objectives),
the State will comply with the requirements outlined in
Section 678C of the Act, to:
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inform the entity of the
deficiency to be corrected;
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(b)
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require the entity to
correct the deficiency;
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(c)
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offer training and
technical assistance as appropriate to help correct the
deficiency, and submit to the Secretary a report
describing the training and technical assistance offered
or stating the reasons for determining that training and
technical assistance are not appropriate;
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(d)
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at the discretion of the
State, offer the eligible entity an opportunity to
develop and implement, within 60 days after being
informed of the deficiency, a quality improvement plan
and to either approve the proposed plan or specify
reasons why the proposed plan cannot be approved;
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(e)
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after providing adequate
notice and an opportunity for a hearing, initiate
proceedings to terminate the designation of or reduce the
funding to the eligible entity unless the entity corrects
the deficiency. ['678(C)(a)]
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(12)
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To establish fiscal
controls, procedures, audits and inspections, as required
under Sections 678D(a)(1) and 678D(a)(2) of the Act.
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(13)
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To repay to the United
States amounts found not to have been expended in accordance
with the Act, or the Secretary may offset such amounts
against any other amount to which the State is or may become
entitled under the community services block grant program.
['678D(a)(3)]
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(14)
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To participate, by October
1, 2001, and ensure that all-eligible entities in the State
participate in the Results-Oriented Management and
Accountability (ROMA) System ['678E(a)(1)].
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(15)
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To prepare and submit to
the Secretary an annual report on the measured performance
of the State and its eligible entities, as described under
'678E(a)(2) of the Act.
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(16)
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To comply with the
prohibition against use of community services block grant
funds for the for the purchase or improvement of land, or
the purchase, construction, or permanent improvement (other
than low-cost residential weatherization or other
energy-related home repairs) of any building or other
facility, as described in Section 678F(a) of the Act.
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(17)
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To ensure that programs
assisted by community services block grant funds shall not
be carried out in a manner involving the use of program
funds, the provision of services, or the employment or
assignment of personnel in a manner supporting or resulting
in the identification of such programs with any partisan or
nonpartisan political activity or any political activity
associated with a candidate, or contending faction or group,
in an election for public or party office; any activity to
provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to
the polls or similar assistance with any such election, or
any voter registration activity. ['678F(b)]
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(18)
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To ensure that no person
shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or
activity funded in whole or in part with community services
block grant program funds. Any prohibition against
discrimination on the basis of age under the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or with
respect to an otherwise qualified individual with a
disability as provided in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 19734 (29 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.) shall also apply to
any such program or activity. ['678F(c)]
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(19)
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To consider religious
organizations on the same basis as other non-governmental
organizations to provide assistance under the program so
long as the program is implemented in a manner consistent
with the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the
Constitution; not to discriminate against an organization
that provides assistance under, or applies to provide
assistance under the community services block grant program
on the basis that the organization has a religious
character; and not to require a religious organization to
alter its form of internal government except as provided
under Section 678B or to remove religious art, icons,
scripture or other symbols in order to provide assistance
under the community services block grant program. ['679]
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C.
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Other Administrative
Certifications
The
State also certifies the following:
(1)
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To provide assurances that
cost and accounting standards of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB Circular A-110 and A-122) shall apply to a
recipient of community services block grant program funds.
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(2)
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To comply with the
requirements of Public Law 103-227, Part C Environmental
Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994,
which requires that smoking not be permitted in any portion
of any indoor facility owned or leased or contracted for by
an entity and used routinely or regularly for the provision
of health, day care, education, or library services to
children under the age of 18 if the services are funded by a
Federal grant, contract, loan or loan guarantee.. The State
further agrees that it will require the language of this
certification be included in any subawards, which contain
provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees
shall certify accordingly.
"Signature
(indicates the sign off of assurances in previous Section
IV)"
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Administrator/Director of
Designated Lead Agency
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Date
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V.
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The Narrative State Plan
("How To Develop" Instructions)
Provide
the following information, as outlined below:
A.
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Administrative Structure
(1)
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State Administrative
Agency
(a)
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Outline the mission and
responsibilities of the lead agency designated to
administer the State's community services block grant
program.
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(b)
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Goals and Objectives:
Outline the goals and objectives of the lead agency that
administers the State's community services block grant
program.
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(2)
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Eligible Entities
(a)
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Provide a list of
eligible entities and
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(b)
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Show geographic areas
served.
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(3)
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Distribution and
Allocation of Funds
(a)
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Planned Distribution of
Funds for Current Fiscal Year
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B.
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Description of Criteria and
Distribution Formula
Describe
criteria and distribution formula for allocation of CSBG funds
to eligible entities. Describe limitations on funding and
procedures for use of carry-over balances.
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C.
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Description of Distribution
and Use of Restricted Funds
Show
the planned distribution of restricted funds allocated under
Section 675C(a) of the Act to eligible entities and provide a
description of how funds will be used by eligible entities to
further the stated purposes of the CSBG for the fiscal year or
years covered by this plan. Beginning with FY 2000, identify
and describe instances where funds have been recaptured and
redistributed, as allowed under Section 675C(a)(3) of the Act.
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D.
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Description of Distribution
and Use of Discretionary Funds
Show
how the State plans to use discretionary funds made available
from the remainder of the grant, as described in Section
675C(b) of the Act, (excluding administration) for the fiscal
year or years covered by this plan. Include a description of
how the State will support innovative community and
neighborhood-based initiatives.
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E.
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Description of Use of
Administrative Funds
Section
675(b)(2) of the Act specifies that no State may use more than
the greater of $55,000, or 5 percent of its grant or allotment
for administrative expenses, including monitoring activities.
Describe and provide a breakdown of planned State
administrative expenses for the fiscal year or years covered by
this plan. Specify use of CSBG funds for the State's Charity
Tax Credit Program, if applicable.
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F.
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State Community Services
Program Implementation
(1)
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Program Overview:
Describe the following using information provided to the
State by eligible entities, as required under Section
676(b)(2) of the Act:
(a)
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The Service Delivery
System
A
description of the service delivery system for services
provided or coordinated with funds made available through
grants made to eligible entities with restricted funds,
targeted to low-income individuals and families in
communities within the State. Include a description of
the geographical area served and a listing of eligible
entities (grantees) and service areas.
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(b)
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Linkages
A
description of how linkages will be developed by local
entities to fill identified gaps in services, through the
provision of information, referrals, case management, and
follow up consultations.
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(c)
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Coordination with
Other Public and Private Resources
A
description of how funds made available through grants to
eligible entities will be coordinated with other public
and private resources.
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(d)
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Innovative Community
and Neighborhood-based Initiatives
A
description of how local entities will use the funds to
support innovative community and neighborhood-based
initiatives related to the purposes of the CSBG, which
may include fatherhood initiatives and other initiatives
with the goal of strengthening families and encouraging
effective parenting.
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(2)
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Community Needs
Assessments
Describe
how the State will comply with the following assurance in
'676(b)(11):
The State will
secure from each eligible entity in the State, as a
condition to receipt of funding by the entity, a community
action plan (which shall be submitted to the Secretary, at
the request of the Secretary, with the State plan) that
includes a community-needs assessment for the community
served, which may be coordinated with community-needs
assessments conducted for other programs.
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Information describing
how the State will carry out this assurance:
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(3)
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Tripartite
Boards:
Section
676B of the Act requires that, in order for a private
non-profit entity or public organization to be considered to
be an eligible entity for the purposes of the community
services block grant program, it must administer the
community services block grant program through a tripartite
board or another mechanism specified by the State, whose
members are chosen in accordance with democratic selection
procedures to assure that not fewer than 1/3 of its members
are representative of low-income individuals and families in
the neighborhood served; reside in the neighborhood served;
and are able to participate actively in the development,
planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program to
serve low-income communities.
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Describe State policies
and procedures to ensure this requirement is met:
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(4)
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State Charity Tax
Program:
If
there is in effect under State law a charity tax credit
program: (a) specify the amount of the contribution to the
charity tax credit program from the community services block
grant program; and (b) describe how the State will ensure
that such funds will ensure that benefit only qualified
charities that primarily assist poor individuals, as defined
under Section 675C of the Act.
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Information describing
how the State will carry out this requirement:
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(5)
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Programmatic
Assurances
Describe how each of the
assurances outlined in Section 676(b) of the CSBG Act will
be carried out, as follows:
(a)
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Assurance '676(b)(1)
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Funds made available through the grant
or allotment will be used:
(1)
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To support activities that are designed to assist
low-income families and individuals, including
families and individuals receiving assistance under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), homeless families and
individuals, migrant or seasonal farmworkers, and
elderly low-income individuals and families to enable
families and individuals to:
(i)
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remove
obstacles and solve problems that block the
achievement self-sufficiency (including
self-sufficiency for families and individuals who
are attempting to transition off a State program
carried out under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act);
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(ii)
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secure and
retain meaningful employment;
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(iii)
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attain an
adequate education, with particular attention
toward improving literacy skills of low-income
families in the communities involved, which may
include carrying out family literacy initiatives;
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(iv)
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make better use
of available income;
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(v)
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obtain and
maintain adequate housing and a suitable living
environment;
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(vi)
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obtain
emergency assistance through loans, grants, or
other means to meet immediate and urgent family and
individual needs; and
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(vii)
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achieve greater
participation in the affairs of the communities
involved, including the development of public and
private grassroots partnerships with local law
enforcement agencies, local housing authorities,
private foundations, and other public and private
partners to document best practices based on
successful grassroots intervention in urban areas,
to develop methodologies for widespread
replication; and strengthen and improve
relationships with local law enforcement agencies,
which may include participation in activities such
as neighborhood or community policing efforts.
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(2)
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To address the needs
of youth in low-income communities through youth
development programs that support the primary role of
the family, give priority to the prevention of youth
problems and crime, and promote increased community
coordination and collaboration in meeting the needs of
youth, and support development and expansion of
innovative community-based youth development programs
that have demonstrated success in preventing or
reducing youth crime, such as programs for the
establishment of violence-free zones that would
involve youth development and intervention models
(such as models involving youth mediation, youth
mentoring, life skills training, job creation, and
entrepreneurship programs); and after-school child
care programs; and
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(3)
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To make more
effective use of, and to coordinate with, other
programs (including State welfare reform efforts).
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Information
describing how the State will carry out this assurance.
(Include a description of how these activities will
enable families and individuals to achieve the objectives
described in subsections i to vii above).
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(b)
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Assurance '676(b)(4):
Eligible entities
in the State will provide, on an emergency basis, for the
provision of such supplies and services, nutritious
foods, and related services, as may be necessary to
counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition
among low-income individuals.
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Information
describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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(c)
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State Assurance
'676(b)(5): and the eligible entities in the State
will coordinate, and establish linkages between,
governmental and other social services programs to assure
the effective delivery of such services to low-income
individuals and to avoid duplication of such services,
and State and the eligible entities will coordinate the
provision of employment and training activities in the
State and in communities with entities providing
activities through statewide and local workforce
investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance.
(Include a description of how the State and eligible
entities will coordinate the provision of employment and
training activities through statewide and local workforce
investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998).
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(d)
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Assurance '676(b)(6):
The State will ensure coordination between antipoverty
programs in each community in the State, and ensure,
where appropriate, that emergency energy crisis
intervention programs under title XXVI (relating to
low-income home energy assistance) are conducted in such
communities.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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(e)
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Assurance '676(b)(9):
The State and eligible entities in the State will, to the
maximum extent possible, coordinate programs with and
form partnerships with other organizations serving
low-income residents of the communities and members of
the groups served by the State, including religious
organizations, charitable groups, and community
organizations.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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G.
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Fiscal Controls and
Monitoring
(1)
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State Program
Monitoring: Describe
the lead agency's plans for conducting the following reviews
of eligible entities, as required under Section 678B(a) of
the Act:
(a)
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a full onsite review of
each such entity at least once during each 3-year period;
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(b)
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an onsite review of each
newly designated entity immediately after the completion
of the first year in which such entity receives funds
through the community services block grant program;
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(c)
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follow-up reviews
including prompt return visits to eligible entities, and
their programs, that fail to meet the goals, standards,
and requirements established by the State;
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(d)
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other reviews as
appropriate, including reviews of entities with programs
that have had other Federal, State or local grants (other
than assistance provided under the community services
block grant program) terminated for cause.
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(e)
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Specify the date of the
last audit conducted and the period covered by the audit
for each eligible entity.
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(2)
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Corrective Action,
Termination and Reduction of Funding:
Describe
the State's plan for complying with the requirements of
Section 678C of the Act. (Section 678C of the Act requires
states to comply with certain requirements in the event that
the State determines that an eligible entity fails to comply
with the terms of an agreement or the State plan, to provide
services under the community services block grant program or
to meet appropriate standards, goals, and other requirements
established by the State, including performance objectives)
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(3)
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Fiscal Controls, Audits,
and Withholding:
Describe
the State's systems of fiscal controls, procedures, and
plans for audits and inspections, as required under Sections
678D(a)(1) and 678D(a)(2) of the Act. (4) Assurances:
Describe how each of the these assurances, outlined in
Section 676(b) of the Act, will be carried out, as follows:
(a)
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The assurance
'676(b)(7):
The State will permit and cooperate with Federal
investigations undertaken in accordance with section 678D
of the Act.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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(b)
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The assurance
'676(b)(8):
Any eligible entity in the State that received funding in
the previous fiscal year through a community services
block grant under the community services block grant
program will not have its funding terminated or reduced
below the proportional share of funding the entity
received in the previous fiscal year unless, after
providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the
record, the State determines that cause exists for such
termination or such reduction, subject to review by the
Secretary as provided in Section 678C(b) of the Act.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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(c)
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The assurance
'676(b)(10):
The State will require each eligible entity in the State
to establish procedures under which a low-income
individual, community organization, or religious
organization, or representative of low-income individuals
that considers its organization, or low-income
individuals, to be inadequately represented on the board
(or other mechanism) of the eligible entity to petition
for adequate representation.
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describing how the State will carry out this assurance:
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H.
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Accountability and
Reporting Requirements
(1)
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Results Oriented
Management And Accountability:
Describe
how the State will comply with the following assurance, in
'676(b)(12) of
the Act: The
State and all eligible entities in the State will, not later
than fiscal year 2001, participate in the Results Oriented
Management and Accountability System or another performance
measure system for which the Secretary facilitated
development pursuant to Section 678E(b) of the Act.
(Include a description of outcome measures to be used to
measure eligible entity performance in promoting
self-sufficiency, family stability, and community
revitalization) These measures must measure performance
towards meeting the following stated National Goals of the
Community Services Block Grant Program:
Goal 1
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Low-income people become
more self-sufficient (self-sufficiency).
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Goal 2
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The conditions in which
low-income people live are improved (community
revitalization).
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Goal 3
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Low-income people own a
state in their community.
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Goal 4
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Partnerships among
supporters and providers of services to low-income people
are achieved.
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Goal 5
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Agencies increase their
capacity to achieve results.
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Goal 6
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Low-income people,
especially vulnerable populations, achieve their
potential by strengthening family and other supportive
systems.(family stability)
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(2)
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Annual Report: Section
678E(a)(2) of
the Act requires each State to prepare and submit to the
Secretary an annual report on the measured performance of
the State and its eligible entities. In order to address
with Congressional reporting requirements under Section 678E
of the Act, this report must include at
a minimum
information that is pertinent and comprehensive, and which
describes in detail CSBG activities and services as well as
addresses outcomes which measure how CSBG funds were used to
promote self-sufficiency, family stability, and community
revitalization.
Use the following outline to report on
CSBG services and activities and outcome measurements for
the prior fiscal year:
(a)
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Performance Objectives
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(b)
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Program Accomplishments
and Activities
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(c)
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Comparison of Planned
and Actual Expenditures for Prior Fiscal Year
(1)
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Planned Distribution
of Funds to Eligible Entities (as shown in previous
State plan) vs. Actual Expenditures
(Note:
Beginning in FY 2000: Were any funds recaptured and
redistributed? If so, please describe).
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(2)
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Planned Distribution
of Funds for Discretionary Purposes (as shown in
previous State plan) vs. Actual Expenditures
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(3)
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Planned Use of Funds
for State Administration (as shown in previous State
plan) vs. Actual Expenditures
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(d)
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Profile of Participants
Served (Number and characteristics of clients served)
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(e)
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Statistical Report on
CSBG Program Services
Education
Emergency
Services
Health
Housing
Income
Management
Linkages
Nutrition
Economic
Development
Self-sufficiency
Special/Innovative
Programs
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(f)
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Training and Technical
Assistance Provided by the State
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VI.
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Appendices
A.
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Documentation of
Legislative and Public Hearings
(Include
copies of public notices,letters,newspaper articles, etc.,)
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B.
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Additional Data or
Information(as needed)
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