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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Communities of Practice (COP)

ID: HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-ET-0029 • Type: Forecasted
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Description

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.

Background
The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is issuing a funding opportunity for six three-year cooperative agreements under the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Communities of Practice (CoP).

The goal of this grant is to establish CoPs that will provide training and technical assistance to CSBG-funded states, territories, tribes, state associations, and eligible entities. These CoPs aim to support individuals and families with low incomes in achieving economic security through scalable, evidence-informed interventions.

Grant Details
The selected award recipients will be responsible for providing specialized training and technical assistance that accounts for various regional, state, city, county, tribal, and community characteristics.

The TTA must be based on evidence-informed models specific to the assigned CoPs and include scalable approaches that can be implemented by states, territories, associations, tribes, and eligible entities. The TTA should advance strategies that prevent barriers to economic mobility in areas such as education, workforce development, transportation, and housing. Each CoP is expected to foster partnerships that support data-driven decision-making and enhance service delivery while reducing fraud and waste.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include CSBG-funded states, territories, tribes, state associations, and other eligible entities. There are no specific preferences mentioned for applying.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the cooperative agreements will span three years from the date of award.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant opportunity includes six awards that collectively support significant capacity-building efforts across multiple jurisdictions.

Place of Performance
The grant activities will take place across various regions including states, territories, tribes, and communities involved in the CSBG program.
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Overview

Agency
Office of Community Services (OCS) [HHS - ACF]
Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.569 - Community Services Block Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 4/27/26 the Office of Community Services forecasted grant opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-ET-0029 for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Communities of Practice (COP) with funding of $4.4 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.569 Community Services Block Grant. It is expected that 6 total grants will be made worth between $725,000 and $725,000.

Timing

Forecast Posted Date
April 27, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Est. Application Posting Date
June 22, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Est. Synopsis Response Date
Aug. 3, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Forecasted
Last Updated
April 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. EDT
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Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Independent school districts
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Info
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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$725,000
Floor
$725,000
Estimated Program Funding
$4,350,000
Estimated Number of Grants
6

Contacts

Contact
Cheryl Zuni
Contact Email
cheryl.zuni@acf.hhs.gov   Profile

Documents

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