Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Mississippi Department of Human Services $29.781 million under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The CSBG program supports poverty reduction, community revitalization, and economic self-sufficiency for low-income families and individuals through community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations in rural and urban areas. Services funded include employment assistance, education support, housing and living environment improvements, emergency assistance for immediate needs, nutrition and food security, utility and energy support, and linkages across governmental and social service programs.

Mississippi Department of Human Services passed CSBG funds to 17 sub-recipients effective January 1, 2026: Hinds County Human Resource Agency (Head Start Program), Central Mississippi Inc. (Head Start Program), Lift Inc., Warren-Washinton-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency Inc., South Central Community Action Agency Inc., Community Action Of South Mississippi, Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc., Southwest Mississippi Opportunity Inc., Bolivar County Community Action Agency Inc., Mississippi Association Of Community Action Agencies Inc., Prairie Opportunity Incorporated, Coahoma Opportunities Inc., Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress Inc., Ajfc Community Action Agency Inc., Mid-State Opportunity Inc., Northeast Mississippi Community Services Inc., and Multi-County Community Service Agency Inc. These sub-recipients deliver housing assistance, nutrition support, utility assistance, transportation services, weatherization, and emergency support across Mississippi counties and service areas.