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

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This announcement has been modified. The Overview and Section IV.3. Submission Dates and Times, have been changed to reflect an application due date of 06/17/2010. The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for a new cooperative agreement to create an enhanced nationwide training and technical assistance (T/TA) strategy for strengthening and expanding the capacity and ability of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)-eligible entities to deal with legal issues, especially those that have been shown to significantly impact the administrative, fiscal, and programmatic policies and operating procedures of agencies funded under the CSBG program. This two-year grant will support a national T/TA strategy to help CSBG-eligible entities address legal issues in three major focus areas: 1) Organizational Stabilization and Support for CSBG-eligible entities experiencing significant fiscal or organizational challenges; 2) Capacity Development to address changing legal and regulatory issues affecting eligible entities in the Community Action 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. Resources provided through this grant may support direct T/TA projects for CSBG-eligible entities, as well as creation of an enhanced infrastructure to help OCS to address the long-term T/TA needs of the Community Action Network.

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