About CSBG and OCS The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a federal anti-poverty grant that funds the operations of a state-administered network of local community action agencies. CSBG revitalizes communities and moves families of low income to economic security by funding relevant local programs and services. CSBG is administered through a multi-tiered network consisting of U.S. States, Territories, Indian Tribes, and more than one thousand local agencies. This network operates in ninety-nine percent of the nation’s counties and is responsible for creating, coordinating, and delivering programs and services to Americans of low income. CSBG is currently authorized under the 1998 CSBG Act. CSBG is administered at the federal level by the Office of Community Services (OCS),

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