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Community Services Block Grant is sponsored by Tennessee Department of Human Services. This federally funded grant program aims to combat poverty within communities by removing the barriers to self-sufficiency faced by community members.
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Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) | ETHRA Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Provides services and activities addressing employment, education, better use of available income, housing, nutrition, emergency services and/or health. Lessens poverty in communities and addresses the needs of low-income individuals including the homeless, migrants and the elderly.
Community Service Block Grant provides emergency food, housing, utilities and other emergency needs to support family self-sufficiency in low income population as a designated Community Action Agency. Eligible persons fall within 125% of the poverty guidelines and receive SSI, SSA, TANF or live in public housing.
Emergency assistance in the form of vouchers paid to the vendor for past due utility assistance which may be electric, natural or propane gas, water, or past due rent/mortgage payments. Applicants must have experienced a loss income or a portion of income within the past 30 days or experienced an unexpected documented expense. Housing assistance may be provided in the form of rent/mortgage payments and utility deposits.
CSBG staff provide intake services for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program . Health assists low-income individuals with out-of-pocket prescription costs for non-narcotic, life-sustaining medication, glasses, dental needs, or hearing aids. Employment provides assistance with special items or equipment needed to obtain a job.
CSBG staff work with WIOA and Families First to assist those in need to secure or maintain employment. Education needs such as testing fees, tuition, books, uniforms and school supplies may be provided in this component. Nutrition assistance is provided by CSBG staff at Commodity distributions in each county quarterly.
The food is provided by USDA and income guidelines are determined by TEFAP. CSBG staff also assists ETHRA’s home delivered meal program by delivering meals to elderly/disabled shut-ins in the community. Mountain Valley Economic Opportunity Authority (MVEOA), a division of East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) administers the CSBG grant in the following counties: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott and Union.
Eligibility is determined by the need for service and the household income. The household income can not exceed 125% of the poverty guidelines. Referrals to community partners are provided when MVEOA is unable to provide direct assistance.
THE MVEOA is conducing a consumer survey! This survey enables us to effectively determine the current needs of the counties that we serve. Your responses in this survey are crucial in providing the necessary information to formulate services most beneficial to the community.
SUMMER 2026 COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY Office: (423) 286-6929 x.
6701 Funds for these services are provided through a contract with the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) Claiborne County, Campbell County, Anderson County, Morgan County, Scott County, Union County You May Also Be Interested In Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Housing Choice Voucher Program Donate because you care about your community and quality of life for all.
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