Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Human Services Vermont Agency of $8.553481 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 funds support the reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income communities, and empowerment of low-income families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency across Vermont. The program provides services and activities addressing causes of poverty, including employment support, education assistance, housing and living environment improvements, emergency assistance through loans or grants for immediate family needs, and removal of barriers to self-sufficiency. The grant also supports coordination and linkages between governmental and social services programs for effective delivery of services to low-income individuals.

The Human Services Vermont Agency of, a state government entity headquartered in Waterbury, functions as the prime recipient and pass-through entity for CSBG funding distributed to community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations throughout Vermont's 14 counties. Sub-recipients include Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Inc. (doing business as Addison Community Action), Southeastern Vermont Community Action, Inc., North East Kingdom Community Action, Inc., Capstone Community Action, Inc., and Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, Inc. (doing business as Broc Community Action). These community action agencies deliver emergency assistance, weatherization support, crisis fuel services, child and adult food programs, housing counseling, and related services to low-income populations across the state.

The award is a formula grant allocated on a quarterly basis through September 30 annually, contingent on compliance with statutory guidelines and an approved state plan reviewed between September 1–30 annually.