Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $166,947,791 to the California Department of Community Services & Development on October 1, 2025, under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) program, with performance through September 30, 2027.

The Community Services Block Grant funds community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations across California to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and support low-income families and individuals toward self-sufficiency. Eligible activities include employment assistance, education support, emergency assistance through loans or grants, adequate housing and living environment improvements, nutrition and food security, health services, and coordination of linkages between governmental and social services programs. The program particularly targets elderly poor, persons with disabilities, and families transitioning from state assistance programs.

California receives its CSBG allocation through formula distribution based on an approved state plan reviewed annually from September 1–30. Funds are obligated quarterly beginning October 1 through September 30 annually without formal renewal, contingent on state plan compliance and adherence to statutory guidelines. The state distributes funding to eligible local entities after adequate notice and opportunity for hearing, and must hold public meetings about its plans for fund use and distribution. Performance takes place across California.