Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Human Services $36.887 million under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027.

The CSBG funds support reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income communities, and empowerment of low-income families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through a network of community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations. Eligible activities include securing and retaining employment, attaining adequate education, obtaining emergency assistance and housing, removing obstacles to self-sufficiency, and increasing community participation and linkages between governmental and social services programs.

Tennessee Department of Human Services distributed the award to 23 sub-recipients across the state, including Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, Inc.; Southwest Human Resource Agency; Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency, Inc.; Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency; Nashville & Davidson County Metropolitan Government; Delta Human Resource Agency; South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc.; Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, Inc.; Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee; Shelby County Government; Mountain Valley Economic Opportunity Authority; Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency; North West Tennessee Economic Development Council; Mid-East Community Action Agency; Blount County Community Action Agency, Inc.; City of Chattanooga; Highland Rim Economic Corporation; Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc.; Bradley Cleveland Community Services Agency; The Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative; and additional regional and local community action agencies. Sub-awards became effective October 1, 2025, with the exception of The Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative, which received its sub-award on March 1, 2026. Place of performance is Tennessee.