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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
COMMUNITY SERVICES
BLOCK GRANT
(CSBG)
The Federal Office of Community
Services: An FY 2012 Update from
Federal Partners
March 1, 2012
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
Major Topics
• Introductions and Overview
• Budget Updates – FY 2012 & FY 2013
• Program Updates – Program Operations activities;
New Training and
Technical Assistance contract for Tribal organizations; Federal Funding and
Accountability Transparency Act (FAFTA); ARRA process evaluation and
lessons learned; Training and Technical Assistance Portfolio; other changes to
anticipate in coming fiscal year
• Program Monitoring – State assessment process, upcoming State
assessments, other financial and program monitoring
• Questions and Dialogue
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
Office of Community Services
Major Programs
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP)
• Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
• CSBG Discretionary (CED, Rural, JOLI)
• Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF)
• Assets for Independence (AFI)
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
Division of State Assistance
• Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
• CSBG Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA)
Grants and Contracts
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
Seth Hassett
DSA Director
Anita Wright, Senior Advisor
PART/Program Performance Improvement
Reports to Congress
M. Monique Alcantara*
Administrative Assistant
DSA
Discretionary Services
DSA
Records Management
Gregory Elliott*
On-site Project Manager
Felicia Bradley*
Records Management
VACANT
CSBG Discretionary Grants
Jane Golden
CSBG Discretionary Grants
Danielle Williams*
CSBG Discretionary Grants
Financial Operations
Frances Harley
Team Leader
CSBG State Assessment
Services
Isaac Davis
On-site Assessments
Michael Pope
On-site Assessments
Emmanuel Djokou*
On-site Assessments
Renee Harris*
On-site Assessments
Program Operations
Marianna “Brandy” RayNor-HIll
Team Leader
CSBG Program
Services
James Gray, PhD
Regions III, VII, IX
Toya Joyner*
Region IV, V & VIII
SSBG Program
Services
Marsha Werner
Regions I, II, III, IV, VI,
VII
VACANT
Regions V, VIII, IX, X
Maria Rogers, PhD
Regions I, V & X
Chryston Jones
Region II, VI
*Contractor
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
CSBG Budget Status
• FY 2013 President’s Budget - $350 Million (Consistent
with FY 2012 Request)
• FY 2012 Fully Year Continuing Resolution (Enacted) $677 Million
• FY 2013 Budget calls for a core system of standards
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
DSA CSBG Functions
Review of CSBG State/Tribal Plans
• Model State/Tribal Plan provided on CSBG website
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/
• Information Memoranda # 125, #126 (FY 2012) plans
• Plans received September 1
• State/Tribal Collaboration
• Contract for Tribal Training and Technical Assistance
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
DSA CSBG Functions
Communications and Guidance
• Monthly/Quarterly Calls to States,
Territories and Tribal organizations
• Dear Colleague Notifications
• Information Memoranda
•Federal Funding and Accountability
Transparancy Act (FFATA)
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
DSA CSBG Functions
Monitoring Procedures & Tools
• CSBG Monitoring Checklist (IM-102)
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/pdf/csbgapplicationplan.pdf
State Assessments – On-site
FY 2012
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Michigan
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Alabama
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Missouri
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New York
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Washington
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Wisconsin
FY 2013
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Colorado
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New Mexico
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Montana
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Rhode Island
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Connecticut
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Oklahoma
Tentative Dates
October, 2011
January, 2012
March, 2012
May, 2012
July, 2012
September, 2012
Tentative Dates
October, 2012
January, 2013
March, 2013
May, 2013
July, 2013
September, 2013
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
State Assessment Monitoring Tool
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
Monitoring Infrastructure
CSBG
Federal Monitoring
State Monitoring
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Annual review of State CSBG Plans to assure
compliance with statutory requirements
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Annual review of eligible entity needs
assessments and plans
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Statutorily Required State Assessments
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Statutorily Required Full Onsite Review of
Eligible Entities – At least once every 3 years
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Risk Assessment of States
Onsite review of newly designated entities
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Ad Hoc Financial Monitoring – Review of Audit
Results
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Review of State Corrective Action Plans
Follow-up reviews with eligible entities that fail
to meet the goals, standards, and
requirements established by the State
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Document Management – Records Retention
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Other reviews as appropriate.
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
DSA CSBG Functions
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
• Most fraud, waste, and abuse typically falls into one or
more general categories:
• Theft
• Failing to Properly Support the Use of Federal
Funds
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Office of Community Services
Division of State Assistance
DSA CSBG Functions
Failure to Properly Support
• Properly tracking the use of funds and maintaining
adequate supporting documentation avoids the
following:
– Criminal conduct
– Mismanagement of Federal funds
– Unauthorized prior obligations
– Misleading / Fraudulent information
• Eligibility Verifications
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