New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV, Issue 14 / July 31, 2023

 

 

STATE OF NEW MEXICO HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HUMAN SERVICES REGISTER

 

I.             DEPARTMENT

 

Human Services Department

 

II.            SUBJECT

 

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan

 

III.          PROGRAMS AFFECTED

 

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

 

IV.          ACTION

 

Proposed CSBG State Plan

 

V.            BACKGROUND

 

The Human Services Department is required by the Federal Community Opportunity Accountability Training and Education Services (COATES) Reauthorization Act of 1998 to submit a State Plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services in order to receive a grant or allotment for the CSBG program. The Department is required to offer a 30-day comment period for the CSBG State Plan prior to submittal.

 

VI.          PROPOSED STATE PLAN

 

The proposed CSBG State Plan covers October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025 and is available on the Human Services Department website at: https://www.hsd.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/FFY-24-Community-Services-BlockGrant-CSBG-State-Plan.pdf . If you do not have Internet access, a copy of the proposed State Plan may be requested by contacting the Income Support Division’s Work and Family Support Bureau (WFSB) at 505-670-4668.

 

VII.         EFFECTIVE DATE

 

October 1, 2023

 

VIII.       PUBLIC HEARING

 

A public hearing to receive comments on this proposed plan will be held at 9:00 am on September 1 st, 2023 at the HSD Santa Fe County Field Office which is located at 39-B Plaza La Prensa, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

 

Individuals wishing to testify may contact the Income Support Division, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348, or by calling 505-670-4668.

 

If you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an alternative format, or you require a special accommodation to participate in any HSD public hearing, program, or service, please contact the American Disabilities Act Coordinator, at 505- 827-7701 or through the New Mexico Relay system, at 711 or toll free at 1-800-659- 1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.

 

IX.          ADDRESS

 

Interested persons may address written or recorded comments to:

 

Human Services Department

Attn: CSBG Program Manager

P.O. Box 2348

Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348

 

Interested persons may also address comments via electronic mail to: HSD-isdrules@hsd.nm.gov

 

X.            PUBLICATION

 

Publication of this proposed CSBG State Plan approved on _7/19/2023_______________________ by:

 

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KARI ARMIJO, ACTING CABINET SECRETARY

HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT