Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program - Strengthening the Capacity and Ability of CSBG-Eligible Entities to Address Legal Issues

The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for a grant to provide nationwide training and technical assistance to strengthen and expand the capacity and ability of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and other CSBG-eligible entities to deal with legal issues, especially those dealing with the financial management and governance of their agencies funded under CSBG. The two-year cooperative agreement will support the implementation of a national technical assistance strategy to help CSBG-eligible entities address legal issues in three major focus areas: 1) Organizational stabilization and support for CAAs and other CSBG-eligible entities experiencing significant fiscal or organizational challenges, including entities that are considering options for strategic restructuring, shared administrative or service arrangements, or mergers; 2) Capacity development to address changing legal and regulatory issues affecting eligible entities in the CSBG Network; and 3) Promotion of exemplary legal practices and policies related to legal services that help promote innovation, accountability, and responsiveness to specific community needs related to the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient.