FFY 2023 State CSBG Factsheet
What is CSBG?
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides critical funding to Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and other neighbor-hood based organizations to support services and activities for individuals and families with low incomes that alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities.
Who We Served in FFY 2023
There were 20 CAAs, serving 337,469 people with low incomes who were living in 170,824 families.
CAAs served 35,482 people who lacked healthcare, 116,003 people who reported having a disability, 60,876 senior citizens, 112,495 children living in poverty, and 4,845 veterans and active military persons.
Tennessee’s Community Action Agencies are centrally located to serve their communities. For maximum impact, they partnered with:
There were 782,071 hours of volunteer time donated to CAAs in Tennessee.
Tennessee Leveraged Funding
For every $1 of CSBG, Tennessee’s CAAs leveraged $21.84 from federal, state, local, and private sources, including the value of volunteer hours.
17,257,318.43 allocated CSBG funds
376,816,118.01 total available including leveraged funds*
*Value of Volunteer Hours calculated using federal minimum wage.
** Values may not equal total due to rounding.
19 CAAs
operate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
8 CAAs
12 CAAs
operate a Head Start Program
FFY 2023 Domains
Community Action Agencies utilize CSBG funds to address specific local needs through services and programs that address one or more of the core domains in which we work: employment; education and cognitive development; income, infrastructure and asset building; housing; health and social behavioral development; and civic engagement and community involvement.
Employment
were obtained in the employment domain, including obtaining and maintaining a job, increasing income, and obtaining benefits.
Housing
44,047 outcomes
were obtained in the housing domain, including obtaining and maintaining housing, avoiding eviction or foreclosure, and reducing energy burden.
Education
were obtained in the education and cognitive development domain, including improved literacy skills, school readiness, and obtaining additional education and diplomas.
Health
were obtained in the health and social/behavioral development domain. This includes outcomes such as increasing nutrition skills, improving physical or mental health, and living independently.
Income & Assets
Civic Engagement
were obtained in the civic engagement and community involvement domain, including increasing leadership skills, and improving social networks.
This publication was created by the National Association for State Community Services Programs in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Grant Number 90ET0468. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.