1. 1. A description of the efforts made to obtain services through an existing community action agency or a community organization that could have been designated as a community action agency.
2. 2. A resolution adopted by the locality or each of a group of localities requesting that it be designated as a community action agency. In adopting the resolution, the governing body or bodies must have allowed the opportunity for public comment.
3. 3. A resolution adopted by the locality or each of a group of localities establishing a community action board that meets the requirements of federal and state law related to public community action agencies.

4. 4. A plan for providing CSBG-funded services within the proposed service area. This plan must be developed with input from a variety of sources including the low-income population of the proposed service area.

   The request submitted to the department will be evaluated per 22VAC40-901-80.

If no existing community action agency or other community organization is willing and able to provide services, a locality or group of localities can request that the department recommend one or more localities for designation as a community action agency. This request must include the following documentation:

Statutory Authority

§§ 2.2-5402 and 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia and 42 USC § 9909.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 12, eff. March 17, 2022.