# Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (93.570)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-570-community-services-block-grant-discretionary-awards/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $141 million in 159 grants, about $889,173 per award.

## Objectives

CED and RCD are two funding opportunities in this program with a focus on development of communities with low income. CED is the only federal opportunity that primarily focuses on creating jobs for individuals with low income in communities with high unemployment and poverty rates. CED projects utilize multiple strategies such as providing start-up capital, loans, financial equity investments, and funding for construction. Projects create and expand businesses that include but are not limited to: restaurants and commercial kitchens; distribution, shopping, and childcare centers; and agricultural and environmental initiatives. RCD supports the nation’s unincorporated areas and lowest income communities, including tribal and persistent poverty areas that face unique challenges in managing their water and wastewater systems. RCD award recipients use funds to provide training and technical assistance to communities so that they can develop and manage affordable, safe water and wastewater systems.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $26.7 million | 35 |
| 2022 | $27.0 million | 36 |
| 2023 | $28.8 million | 54 |
| 2024 | $29.1 million | 44 |
| 2025 | $29.8 million | 33 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. | Virginia | $6.8 million |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc | Arizona | $6.6 million |
| Rural Community Assistance Corporation | California | $6.6 million |
| Communities Unlimited Inc | Arkansas | $6.6 million |
| Great Lakes Community Action Partnership | Ohio | $6.6 million |
| Rcap Solutions, Inc. | Massachusetts | $6.6 million |
| Midwest Assistance Program, Inc. | Missouri | $6.6 million |
| United South & Eastern Tribes Inc | Tennessee | $5.2 million |
| Kentucky Highlands Community Development Corporation | Kentucky | $5.2 million |
| Coastal Enterprises, Inc. | Maine | $4.7 million |
| Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. | Ohio | $4.3 million |
| Montana Community Development Corp | Montana | $4.0 million |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | Michigan | $3.9 million |
| Northwest Side Community Development Corp | Wisconsin | $3.5 million |
| Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc | Arizona | $3.3 million |
| Main Street Launch | California | $3.2 million |
| Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc. | Louisiana | $3.2 million |
| Coalition for Responsible Community Development | California | $3.2 million |
| Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | $3.2 million |
| Community Ventures Corporation, Inc. | Kentucky | $1.6 million |