Allowable Community Initiatives in CSBG

  • Employment Strategies (STR 1)
    • Minimum/Living Wage Campaign 
    • Job Creation/Employment Generation 
    • Job Fairs
    • Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Promotion
    • Commercial Space Development
    • Employer Education 
    • Employment Policy Changes
    • Employment Legislative Changes
  • Education and Cognitive Development Strategies (STR 2)
    • Preschool for All Campaign
    • Charter School Development
    • After School Enrichment Activities Promotion
    • Pre K-College/Community College Support 
    • Children’s Trust Fund Creation
    • Scholarship Creation
    • Child Tax Credit (CTC) Promotion 
    • Adoption Child Care Quality Rating 
    • Adult Education Establishment
    • Education and Cognitive Development Policy Changes
    • Education and Cognitive Development Legislative Changes
    • Other Education and Cognitive Development Strategy: (please specify)
  • Infrastructure and Asset Building Strategies (STR 3)
    • Cultural Asset Creation
    • Police/Community Relations Campaign
    • Neighborhood Safety Watch Programs
    • Anti-Predatory Lending Campaign
    • Asset Building and Savings Promotion 
    • Develop/Build/Rehab Spaces  
    • Maintain or Host Income Tax Preparation Sites
    • Community-Wide Data Collection Systems Development
    • Local 211 or Resource/Referral System Development
    • Water/Sewer System Development 
    • Community Financial Institution Creation
    • Infrastructure Planning Coalition
    • Park or Recreation Creation and Maintenance 
    • Rehabilitation/Weatherization of Housing Stock  
    • Community Center/Community Facility Establishment
    • Asset Limit Barriers for Benefits Policy Changes
    • Infrastructure and Asset Building Policy Changes
    • Infrastructure and Asset Building Legislative Changes
  • Housing Strategies (STR 4)
    • End Chronic Homelessness Campaign
    • New Affordable Single Unit Housing Creation 
    • New Affordable Multi- Unit Housing Creation (Single Resident Occupancy (SRO), temporary housing, transitional housing)
    • Tenants’ Rights Campaign
    • New Shelters Creation (including day shelters and domestic violence shelters)
    • Housing or Land Trust Creation
    • Building Codes Campaign
    • Housing Policy Changes
    • Housing Legislative Changes 
  • Health and Social/Behavioral Development Strategies (STR 5)
    • Health Specific Campaign
    • Farmers Market or Community Garden Development
    • Grocery Store Development
    • Gun Safety/Control Campaign
    • Healthy Food Campaign
    • Nutrition Education Collaborative
    • Food Bank Development
    • Domestic Violence Court Development
    • Drug Court Development
    • Alternative Energy Source Development
    • Develop or Maintain a Health Clinic
    • Health and Social/Behavioral Development Policy Changes
    • Health and Social/Behavioral Development Legislative Changes
  • Development of Health and Social Service Provider Partnerships 
    • Recruiting and Coordinating Community Volunteers
    • Poverty Simulations
    • Attract Capital Investments
    • Build/Support Increased Equity 
    • Equity Awareness Campaign 
    • Coordinated Community-wide Needs Assessment
    • Civic Engagement and Community Involvement in Advocacy Efforts
    • Civic Engagement Policy Changes 
    • Civic Engagement Legislative Changes 
  • Empowerment of Individuals/Families with Low-Incomes 
    • Campaign to Ensure Individuals with Low-Incomes are Represented on Local Governing Bodies 
    • Social Capital Building Campaign for Individuals/Families with Low-Incomes
    • Campaign for Volunteer Placement and Coordination 
    • Civic Engagement Policy Changes 
    • Civic Engagement Legislative Changes 
  • Community Support Strategies (STR 7)
    • Off-Hours (Non-Traditional Hours) Child Care Development
    • Transportation System Development
    • Transportation Services Coordination and Support
    • Community Support Policy Changes
    • Community Support Legislative Changes 
  • Emergency Management Strategies (STR 8)
    • State or Local Emergency Management Board Enhancement
    • Community-wide Emergency Disaster Relief Service Creation
    • Disaster Preparation Planning
    • Emergency Management Policy Changes
    • Emergency Management Legislative Changes