Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Essentials for Improved Outcomes — Administration for Children and Families - OCS funding opportunity
Administration for Children and Families - OCS · Federal agency

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Essentials for Improved Outcomes

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The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Essentials for Improved Outcomes will fund an organization to help CSBG-eligible entities: 1) strengthen their understanding of CSBG statutory and regulatory requirements; 2) enh...

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Award $600k Deadline in 20 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Jul 24, 2026
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $600,000 (total pool ~$600,000).
  • Next deadline: August 24, 2026.
  • Issued by: Administration for Children and Families - OCS.
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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $600k. Total program pool: $600,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

Administration for Children and Families - OCS is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount
$600k
Deadline
in 20 days
Aug 24, 2026
Total pool
$600k

About this opportunity

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Essentials for Improved Outcomes will fund an organization to help CSBG-eligible entities: 1) strengthen their understanding of CSBG statutory and regulatory requirements; 2) enhance their implementation of critical program and 3) support the coordination and development of additional anti-poverty resources that support the overall administration of CSBG. Strengthening capacity to navigate complex systems is critical to successful administration. By fostering collaboration and service models for navigating systems like foster care, behavioral health, housing and other public assistances, award recipients can better ensure children and families receive specialized support for building stable, permanent environments where families and communities thrive

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Who can apply

Eligibility details aren't on file yet — check the agency source link in the Documents tab for the latest rules.

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID362068
PostedJul 24, 2026

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