Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

CSBG Funds to Eligible Entities

Ninety-percent of CSBG funds are provided to CSBG eligible entities for the delivery of services to very low income Texas residents in all 254 counties. For PY 2011, the state received $32.5 million in CSBG funding. These funds support a variety of direct services in addition to helping maintain the core administrative elements of these local organizations. The funds to CSBG eligible entities are non-competitive. Eligible entities are designated by the Governor to provide a broad range of services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-sufficiency and must provide these services in a geographic area not served by another eligible entity.

Award Subrecipients

CSBG State Discretionary Funds

Five-percent of CSBG funds, referred to as State Discretionary Funds, are utilized by the State to provide disaster relief to areas of the State impacted by natural or man-made disasters, to provide funds for the provision of training and technical assistance to CSBG eligible entities, to provide funds for entities providing services to low-income migrant seasonal farm worker and Native American populations; to fund statewide initiatives, to fund innovative and demonstration projects which assist low-income persons overcome barriers to attaining self-sufficiency; and to fund other projects/initiatives, including providing funds to CSBG eligible entities for self-sufficiency projects and/or to provide funds for outstanding performance.

Texas 2012/2013 CSBG State Application and Plan

The State of Texas FFY 2012 and FFY 2013 CSBG State Application and Plan (PDF) was submitted for review and approved by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Board of Directors and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The State Plan describes the planned use of CSBG funds and distribution of pass-through funds, state administration funds, and state discretionary funds.