Community Services Block Grant

Overview

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is funded through a grant from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently there are 18 community action agencies located throughout the state with a presence in all 67 counties, who administer the CSBG grant.

The Community Services Block Grant Act was enacted to assist low-income individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. Services provided by the community action agencies vary based on the identified needs in the agency’s service areas. The services provided are to enable families/individuals to accomplish one or more of the following objectives:

To secure and retain meaningful employment
To attain an adequate education
To make better use of available income
To obtain and maintain adequate housing and suitable living environment
To obtain emergency assistance to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs including the need for health services, nutrition, food, housing, and employment related assistance
To remove obstacles and solve problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency
To achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community
To enhance youth and family development, including after school child-care and youth mediation
To provide an emergency basis for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious foodstuffs, and related necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among the poor

In order to receive assistance, the applicant’s household income must not exceed 125% of the federally established poverty level.

If you would like to apply for CSBG assistance, please contact the agency that services your county. ADECA does not accept or process applications for assistance.

News

ADECA will host a virtual public hearing to discuss eligibility rules and secure input regarding the State’s administration of the following programs: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for the upcoming program year.

The virtual public hearing is scheduled for 10:00 am on Thursday, July 18, 2024. If you would like to participate, please register at:

https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/a846354e-19ec-4dde-8f68-ab85ed796020@bedd5d6f-bcfc-46d4-918d-7fb210e57897.

A draft of the 2025-2026 CSBG State Plan is below and the draft 2025 LIHEAP State Plan is available at https://adeca.alabama.gov/liheap/. Questions and comments regarding the draft State Plans will be accepted during the virtual public hearing or can be emailed to wendy.littles@adeca.alabama.gov or angela.cowan@adeca.alabama.gov. The deadline to submit comments is Monday, August 19, 2024.

2025-2026 CSBG State Plan

CSBG Regions

Click on the PDF document below or click the county you live in on the interactive map to find the agency that serves your county.

Overview

News

CSBG Regions

Region 1

Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama

Region 2

Community Action Agency Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties, Inc.

Region 3

Walker County Community Action Agency

Region 4

Community Action of Etowah County

Region 5

Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun, and Cleburne Counties

Region 6

Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama, Inc.

Region 7

Community Action Committee, Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa

Region 8

Montgomery Community Action Committee

Region 9

Organized Community Action Program, Inc.

Region 10

Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama, Inc.

Region 11

Mobile Community Action, Inc.

Region 12

Macon Russell Community Action Agency, Inc.

Region 13

Pickens County Community Action

Region 14

Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Region 15

Community Action Agency of South Alabama

Region 16

Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc.

Region 17

Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc.

Region 18

Alabama Council on Human Relations, Inc.

FY 2023-2024 CSBG State Plan