Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Georgia Department of Human Services (Family & Children Services) $50.367 million under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027.

The award funds support services to low-income households toward self-sufficiency, including workforce development, education access, healthcare, financial literacy, emergency assistance, housing support, and activities to reduce poverty and empower low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas across Georgia. The CSBG program aims to provide services with measurable impact on poverty causes, assist participants in securing employment, attaining education, obtaining adequate housing, and accessing emergency assistance for health, nutrition, food, and employment-related needs.

Georgia DHS distributed the funding through 25 sub-awards to community action agencies and local entities, all designated for FFY 2026 CSBG funds to provide low-income household support services toward self-sufficiency. Sub-recipients include Georgia Community Action Association, Inc.; Unity Community Action Council, Inc.; Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. (two sub-awards); Henry County Commissioners of Roads & Revenues; County of Spalding; Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Inc.; Action Pact, Inc.; Heart of Georgia Community Action Council Inc.; Middle Georgia Community Action; Tallatoona Community Action Partnership Inc.; Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.; Partnership for Community Action, Inc.; Enrichment Services Program, Inc.; Csra Economic Opportunity Authority, Inc.; County of Cobb; Ninth District Opportunity, Inc.; Clayton County Community Services Authority, Inc.; Community Action for Improvement, Inc.; Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County Area, Inc.; North Georgia Community Action Inc.; Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, Inc.; Overview, Inc.; and Area Committee to Improve Opportunities Now, Inc.