(a) Ninety percent (90%) for eligible entities.

1. (1)

   1. (A) Funds appropriated for the Community Services Block Grant shall be allocated annually to the eligible entities.
   2. (B)

(c) (c) A “hold-harmless” indicator number.

1. (ii) The formula will stay in place for all fiscal years going forward.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Upon legislative approval of the Community Services Block Grant state plan and approval of appropriate spending authority, funding awards are released to the eligible entities for the fiscal year.
   2. (B) Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of a notice of grant award from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the state lead agency requests the necessary internal updates to purchase documents that will allow reimbursement payments to be generated to the eligible entities (see 42 U.S.C. § 9908(b)).

(b) Five percent (5%) administrative. 42 U.S.C. § 9907(b)(2) states, "No State may spend more than the greater of fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000), or [five percent (5%)], of the grant received under section 675A [42 USCS § 9905] or State allotment received under Section 675B [42 USCS § 9906] for administrative expenses, including monitoring activities. Funds to be spent for such expenses shall be taken from the portion of the grant under section 675A [42 USCS § 9905] or State allotment that remains after the State makes grants to eligible entities under subsection (a)".

1. (c) Five percent (5%) discretionary.
2. (1) The remaining funds will be allocated in accordance with Section 675B(1) (42 U.S.C. § 9906).

3. (2)

   1. (A) The remaining five percent (5%) of the funds can be used for a variety of Community Services Block Grant-related purposes.

   2. (B) Examples of these purposes include awarding funds:

      1. (i) To Community Services Block Grant network organizations to provide training and technical assistance to community action agencies; and
      2. (ii) On a competitive basis to organizations conducting:

(b) (b) Rural community development activities;

1. (c) (c) Case management;

   1. (d) (d) Fatherhood initiatives;

(f) (f) Neighborhood innovation projects.

1. (3) Arkansas will also use these funds to provide for the identification, adoption, purchase, and implementation of a state-wide data collection system for the eligible entities.

   1. (d)
2. (1) All Arkansas-eligible entities must operate their Community Services Block Grant-related programs on a reimbursement basis.
3. (2) Full documentation of expenses must accompany requests for reimbursement.