Csbg-2026 - community services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families $22.782 million under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027. CSBG funds support reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income communities, and empowerment of low-income families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through services and activities including employment assistance, education attainment, housing stability, emergency assistance, and removal of barriers to self-sufficiency. The award is distributed to Wisconsin on a formula basis in quarterly allocations without formal renewal, contingent on an approved state plan and compliance with statutory guidelines.

DCF passes CSBG funds to 15 sub-recipients—community action agencies and community development nonprofits operating across Wisconsin—under calendar-year 2026 contracts awarded between January 26 and January 30, 2026. Sub-recipients include Advocap Inc., Central Wisconsin Community Action, Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties, Community Action Coalition For South Central Wisconsin Inc., Cap Services Inc., Couleecap Inc., Foundation For Rural Housing Inc., Indianhead Community Action Agency, Lakeshore Cap Inc., Newcap Inc., North Central Community Action Program Inc., Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency Inc., Racine-Kenosha Community Action Agency, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc., United Migrant Opportunity Services / Umos Inc., and West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency. These sub-recipients deliver poverty-reduction and community stabilization services including housing assistance, homelessness prevention, case management, emergency financial assistance, workforce development, food assistance, energy assistance, childcare support, and linkages to other social services across their respective service regions.