Community Services Block Grant
The Department of Commerce’s CSBG receives state and federal funds to help individuals and families meet their basic needs, achieve self-sufficiency, and improve their community in the ways that make the most sense for them.
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce to federally designated Community Action Agencies throughout Washington. Agencies provide support and services to low-income families and individuals in an effort to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty at a community level. People who live, work, and raise families in a community are treated as experts in their own lives and leaders in the decisions that impact them, helping individuals and families meet their basic needs, achieve self-sufficiency, and improve their community in the ways that make the most sense for them.
Commerce receives federal CSBG funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state CSBG funding designated by the state legislature. Appropriated funds are passed directly into communities.
Local Community Action Agencies may provide:
- Housing
- Energy assistance
- Nutrition
- Employment
- Training
- Emergency services
- Financial Management
There are 30 designated Community Action Agencies that serve all of Washington’s 39 counties.
Commerce’s CSBG-administering team also manages:
- Tax Credit Community Outreach
- WA Asset Building Program
- WA Diaper Program
- Family Resource Center Funding
Learn more about other funding opportunities offered by the Department of Commerce.
NOTICE
CSBG does not provide direct grants to individuals and does not charge a fee for receiving a grant. If you receive a message offering a CSBG grant or requesting a fee, please contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Fraud Hotline at 1-800-447-8477.
For more information, please visit the Grant Fraud and Scams site.
Washington State CSBG Model State Plan
Links to Programs
Resources
- OCS Office of Community Services (Federal) Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov)
- NASCSP – National Association for State Community Services Programs (Association)
- National Community Action Network Theory of Change
Contact
For more information about CSBG, contact our office.
Name: Karl Hoffmann, Program Manager
Email: CSBG@Commerce.wa.gov
Phone: 360-725-2903