The New York State Division of Community
Services will hold a public
hearing on Monday, August 8, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at New York Department of State
offices at 99 Washington Avenue in
Albany, 65 Court Street in Buffalo and 123 William Street in New York City.
The hearing is to allow interested members of the public to provide comments on
the Department of State’s proposed revisions to the New York State Community
Services Block Grant Application & Plan for Federal Fiscal Years 2016 and
2017. The revisions will eventually be sent to the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services on or before September 1, 2016. The public has the right to
attend the meeting at any of the locations.
The public hearing will be recorded and
will be posted for later viewing at http://www.youtube.com/user/nysdosvideos.
Federal CSBG funds are awarded to
grantees in all counties of New York State. Community action agencies,
community-based organization, and Indian tribes or tribal organizations
received CSBG funds to provide advocacy, outreach, services and programs for
economically disadvantaged persons in their local communities. Pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 9908(e), This hearing will focus on the New York State Department of
State’s proposed FFY 2017 revisions to the CSBG Application and Plan for
federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The revisions represent federally required
updates to the approved two-year Plan based on data collected during year one
of the Plan. The proposed revisions to the Plan may be obtained from the
Department of State website at http://www.dos.ny.gov/dcs/documents.htm.
Persons wishing to present testimony at
the public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Plan are requested to
complete the Public Hearing Reply Form (available at http://www.dos.ny.gov/dcs/documents.htm) and mail or fax it to the Department of State, Division of Community Services
or provide it by e-mail to dos.sm.dcs@dos.ny.gov on or before to August 4, 2016. Oral
testimony will be limited to 10 minutes. In preparing the order of witnesses,
the DOS will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular
times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the
attached reply form or communicated to DOS staff as early as possible. In the
absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply
forms are postmarked. Five copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted
at the hearing registration desk. DOS would appreciate advance receipt of
prepared statements. Written comments on the proposed amendments to the Plan
may be submitted until the close of business on August 12, 2016.
Source: New York
Department of State News
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