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Department of Human Services presents Community Services Block Grant plan; legislators ask for outcome data on poverty impact
Summary
DHS presented its federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state plan for FY2026–27. DHS highlighted agency partnerships, leverage ratios and program examples; lawmakers requested longitudinal outcome data and county‑level poverty trends.
Department of Human Services staff presented the required triennial legislative briefing on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), outlining the state plan for federal fiscal years 2026–27, the network of community action agencies and recent performance measures.
Lindsay Whitten, CSBG program director at DHS, said Tennessee’s CSBG network includes 20 community action agencies covering all 95 counties. DHS reported that in FY2023 community action agencies served 337,468 individuals and 170,824 households and that CSBG funds are leveraged heavily: the department said…
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