Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Health Wyoming $7.888 million under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027.

The CSBG program funds community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations across Wyoming to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and support low-income families and individuals in achieving self-sufficiency. Eligible activities include employment assistance, education support, improved use of available income, housing and living environment improvements, emergency assistance through loans or grants for health services and nutritious food, removal of self-sufficiency obstacles, increased community participation, and coordination of linkages between governmental and social services programs.

The Department of Health Wyoming administers the formula allocation as the state recipient, distributing funds through a network of community action agencies and local organizations statewide. The agency historically sub-awards CSBG and related funding to Area Agencies on Aging, local nonprofits, and community-based service providers for direct service delivery across rural and frontier Wyoming communities. Wyoming's state plan, reviewed and approved between September 1–30 annually, governs the allocation and use of funds on a quarterly basis beginning October 1. The recipient must hold public meetings about its plans for distributing the award and maintain records sufficient to trace all fund expenditures and ensure compliance with the Community Services Block Grant Act.