Grants Administration Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) The purpose of the Community Services Block Grant Program is to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty. Federal funds nearing $2 million annually are provided to the state’s only federally designated Community Action Agency, RurAL CAP. RurAL CAP Programs include: home weatherization access to affordable housing initiatives affordable childcare for working parents Connections to services from other organizations are also provided such as: medical benefits food stamps legal aid RurAL CAP also helps ensure residents in economically suppressed rural areas have access to the following educational and capacity building opportunities: Early learning programs which include safety, health and wellness, workforce, educational, energy cost reductions, and family development training that also helps strengthen existing programs and responds to identified community priorities. Opportunities for youth engagement in community activities and in educational improvements. Assistance to individuals battling social and behavioral issues. These programs include sobriety assistance, tobacco cessation, wellness, suicide prevention, environmental awareness, community pride, and life skills. Grant Related Resources FINAL FFY 2020 CSBG CARES Act Supplemental State Plan FINAL FFY 2023 CSBG State DRAFT FFY24 CSBG State Plan For more information contact Pauletta Bourne Division of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Location: Fairbanks Phone: 451-2721 Fax: 451-2742 Email: pauletta.bourne@alaska.gov Revised 08/10/2022