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Human Services Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign the El Dorado County Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Recovery Act Local Plan submitted to the California Department of Community Services and Development on May 11, 2009 as required to enable the County to receive an allocation of federal (CSBG) Stimulus funding in an estimated amount of $175,375 for (CSBG) activities during an expected period of July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010; and recommending the Acting Director's signature be ratified on the Recovery Act Local Plan for same.
FUNDING: Expected Federal (CSBG) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change. There is no cost associated with submittal of the Local Plan. Estimated revenue from this grant is $175,375
Reason for Recommendation:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) provides for approximately $89 million dollars in additional funds to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program for California. The California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) is the agency responsible for administering the CSBG Program in California. CSD allocates regular federal CSBG funding annually to Community Action agencies throughout the State for provision of Community Action services to benefit low-income populations.
El Dorado County is the designated Community Action Agency for this jurisdiction, and Human Services, as the County department designated to administer Community Action programs and activities, receives an annual allocation of approximately $175,000 in regular CSBG funding, which has historically supported provision of services to low-income, elderly and disabled persons. CSBG provides core funding support of this Department's administrative, accounting and direct service functions, as outlined in the 2008-2009 CSBG Community Action Plan, approved by the Board on June 19, 2007.
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