Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services $8,228,938 under the Community Services Block Grant program on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027, serving Montana.

The Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) funds assistance to states and local communities working through community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and empower low-income families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency. The program supports services and activities addressing causes of poverty, employment and education assistance, adequate housing and living environment, emergency assistance for immediate family needs, removal of obstacles to self-sufficiency, community participation, and coordination of linkages between governmental and social services programs.

Montana's Department of Health and Human Services, operating through its Business and Financial Services Division, distributed this formula grant to nine sub-recipients: District 7 Human Resources Development (Billings); Action Inc. (Butte); Human Resource Development Council of District IX, Inc. (Bozeman); District 4 Human Resources Development Council (Havre); District Xi Human Resource Council, Inc. (Missoula); Northwest Montana Human Resources, Inc. (northwestern Montana); Action For Eastern Montana, Inc. (Glendive); Rocky Mountain Development Council, Inc. (south central Montana); Central Montana District Six Human Resources Development Council, Inc.; and Opportunities Inc. (Great Falls). These sub-recipients are community action agencies and nonprofit organizations delivering CSBG-funded services across Montana, including energy assistance, youth employment support, homelessness prevention, emergency services, and community development activities.