N.C. Community Action Association 
National Association for State Community Services Program 
NC Administrative Code: Community Services Block Grant Program 
US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services (OCS) 
Training opportunities for Community Action and Limited Purpose Agencies.
| Form Name | Updated | PDF Size | DOC Size |
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| Attachment E – Conflict of Interest | 06/27/2011 | 15 KB | |
| Attachment F – No Overdue Tax | 06/27/2011 | 31 KB | |
| Attachment G – Reporting | 06/27/2011 | 40 KB | |
| Attachment H – Federal Certification | 06/27/2011 | 89 KB | |
| Attachment I – IRS Verification | 06/27/2011 | 11 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | DOC Size | PDF Size | XLS Size |
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| Change Request Form | 02/09/2012 | 59 KB | ||
| Grantee Project Review Report (OEO Form 240) | 09/28/2011 | 56 KB | ||
| FY 2-11-12 Federal Poverty Guidelines | 07/08/2011 | 24 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | DOC Size | PDF Size | XLS Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSBG Program Income Plan (Form 225-P) | 11/30/2011 | 40 KB | ||
| CSBG Program Income Plan - Instructions | 11/30/2011 | 41 KB | ||
| FY 2011-12 Budget Form 225 | 10/20/2011 | 125 KB | ||
| FY 2011-12 CSBG OEO Form 286 Instructions | 7/15/2011 | 39 KB | ||
| FY 2011-12 CSBG OEO Form 286 | 7/15/2011 | 67 KB | ||
| FY 2011-12 DHHS Certification of Cash Needs Form | 7/15/2011 | 27 KB | ||
| Request for Budget Change (Form 225B) | 10/01/2010 | 27 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | DOC Size | PDF Size | XLS Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012-13 CSBG Funding Application Instructions | 10/13/2011 | 167 KB | 112 KB | |
| FY 2012-13 CSBG Funding Application | 10/13/2011 | 364 KB | 224 KB | |
| FY 2012-13 CSBG Funding Application Budget Form 225 | 10/20/2011 | 45 KB | 125 KB | |
| Emergency Succession Plan Template | 01/26/2010 | 114 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | DOC Size |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2010-11 Pre-Assessment Questionnaire | 07/08/2010 | 73 KB |
| Internal Controls Questionnaire | 08/1/2008 | 100 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | DOC Size | PDF Size | XLS Size |
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| CSBGIS Report FY 2011 | 09/14/2011 | 674 KB | ||
| OEO Quick Tips | 08/30/2011 | 60 KB | ||
| FY 2011 Sections D-G Forms | 08/23/2011 | 102 KB | ||
| FY 2011 NPI Forms | 08/23/2011 | 152 KB | ||
| CSBG/IS Instructions Manual | 01/26/2010 | 1.1 MB | ||
| NPI Instruction Manual | 01/26/2010 | 405 KB | ||
| Lexicon 2007 | 01/26/2010 | 105 KB | ||
| Telling Community Action's Story - A Guidebook | 01/26/2010 | 1 MB | ||
| OEO Telling Our Story Quick Tips | 01/26/2010 | 27 KB | ||
| NASCSP Targeting Field Manual | 08/01/2008 | 686 KB |
| Form Name | Updated | PDF Size |
|---|---|---|
| Directory of CSBG Subgrantees, FY 2011-12 | 08/12/2011 | 86 KB |
As mobilizers of resources for the poor at the local level, Community Action Agencies (CAAs) serve millions of Americans whose income is below the poverty level and who do not receive welfare benefits – the working poor. Most CAAs promote self-sufficiency, provide help with setting a household budget, weatherization assistance and help with rental, nutrition, emergency assistance, and help with education and housing. CAAs also administer almost half the nation’s Head Start programs.
The CAAs are rooted in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a measure that recognized help was needed and that the poor should have a say in how resources should be allocated to address their needs. In CCAs, at least one-third of the board of directors must represente the poor, a third are public officials or their representatives, and the rest are community-based members representing business, clergy, labor, education and other stakeholders.
Community Action lives on under the Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG) administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services. On average, 7 percent of CAA funding comes from the CSBG; 93 percent comes from other federal, state, local, and private sources.