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ForecastedCommunity Services Block Grant (CSBG) Communities of Practice (COP)
Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-ET-0029 from Administration for Children and Families - OCS.
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- Posted
- April 27, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $725,000
- Award floor
- $725,000
- Program funding
- $4,350,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.569
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.569 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $771.6M
- FY2025 obligated
- $765.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $517.5M
- Awards in window
- 751
Top recipients: Department of Community Services & Development California, Department of State New York, Oficina Para El Desarrollo Socioeconomico Y Comunitatrio, Housing & Community Affairs, Texas Department of, Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will support a funding opportunity for six (6) three-year cooperative agreements for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Communities of Practice (CoP).
Six CoPs will be established to provide training and technical assistance (TTA). These CoPs will include CSBG-funded states, territories, and tribes, and CSBG state associations and eligible entities. The specialized TTA must: account for regional, state, city, county, tribal, and community characteristics (i.e., jurisdictional levels, demographic categories, socioeconomic tiers, community resources, etc.); be based on evidence-informed TTA models specific to the assigned CoPs; and include scalable approaches that states, territories, state associations, tribes, and CSBG-eligible entities can implement to support individuals and families with low incomes as they progress towards economic security.
The six award recipients will be required to provide their respective grouping of CSBG states, territories, tribes, state associations, and eligible entities with capacity-building that creates scalable, evidence-informed interventions that improve earned income, employment stability, and asset development for families with low incomes through coordinated service delivery and systems alignment.
TTA developed under these CoPs will advance community-level strategies that prevent and reduce barriers to attaining economic mobility; education and workforce development; transportation; and access to safe and stable housing, including support for the A Home for Every Child administrative priority. Each CoP is expected to invest in partnerships to support data-driven decision-making and infrastructure that strengthens service delivery, enhances reporting and compliance, and reduces opportunities for fraud, waste, and abuse across the Network.
Who can apply
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
As prescribed by Section 678A(c)(2) of the CSBG Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9913(c)(2)), eligible applicants are CSBG-eligible entities, or statewide or local organizations or associations, with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on methods of effectively addressing the needs of families and communities with low incomes. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.
How to apply
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