Miss. Code. tit. 18, pt. 15, ch. 1, r. 18-15-1-1, ATTACHMENT, att. PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
MEMORANDUM
TO: Veronica Ratliff
Division of Procurement Services
FROM: Nicole McBeath
Division of Community Services
DATE: May 28, 2024
SUBJECT: Publication of Legal Notice
The Division of Community Services requests that a legal notice concerning the Legislative Public Hearing on the Community Services Block Grant and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs be published in the classified section of the twelve newspapers listed (See attachment). The information should be advertised on June 6, 2024 and June 26, 2024 in each newspaper. Please send us the copies of the newspaper advertisements from three different publishers as soon as they are announced.
Should you have any questions, please contact Nicole McBeath at 601-359-4765.
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Attachments
LEGAL GRANTS
(Block Grants)
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Community Services
Legislative Public Hearing
The Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Community Services will be conducting the Legislative Public Hearing on the Community Services Block Grant and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs under Title 26 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended. The hearing for the 2025 programs is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 11:00 am through Zoom meeting by the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Participants can join the Zoom meeting via
https://mdhs.zoom.us/j/88650140272?pwd=N1ZOQmVXMTV3dS84Nm9jMVZNUCtxdz09, Meeting ID: 886 5014 0272, Passcode: 707360, or through One tap mobile: +13092053325,,88650140272#,,,,*707360# US, or +13126266799,,88650140272#,,,,*707360# US (Chicago). If lines are busy, please try one of the following numbers, +1 646 876 9923 US (New York), +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC), or +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), and the meeting ID: 886 5014 0272, Passcode: 707360.
The Community Services Block Grant provides funds for a range of activities to ameliorate the causes and effects of poverty. For Fiscal Year 2025, at least 90 percent of the funds allocated to the State through these grants will be contracted to non-profit community action agencies, migrant seasonal farm worker organizations or community-based organizations that meet the eligibility requirements as described in Section 675 of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended. The eligibility requirements for the program are outlined in the application process.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program assists eligible households to pay the costs of home energy bills and other energy-related services, for example, wood, kerosene, electricity, gas, heaters, blankets, fans, and air conditioners. For Fiscal Year 2025, at least 90 percent of the funds allocated to the State through these grants will be contracted to private, nonprofit, and public agencies designated in accordance with Public Law 97-35, as amended. The eligibility requirements for the program are outlined in the application process.
Copies of the state plans are available for review at the Mississippi Department of Human Services by calling 601-359-4768 or 1-800-421-0762.
Inquiries, comments, or suggestions regarding the block grant plans and/or eligibility requirements must be received on or before July 19, 2024, by the Division of Community Services, P. O. Box 352, Jackson, Mississippi 39205. Public comments will be reviewed before finalizing the 2025 State Plans for these programs.
Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of Community Services
NEWSPAPERS
1. The Jackson Advocate 115 East Hamilton Jackson, MS 39202 | 7. The Clarion Ledger Post Office Box 40 Jackson, MS 39205-0040 |
2. The Natchez Democrat Post Office Box 1447 Natchez, MS 39121-39221 | 8. The Vicksburg Evening Post Post Office Box 951 Vicksburg, MS 39180 |
3. The Commercial Dispatch Post Office Box 511 Columbus, MS 39703 | 9. The Northeast MS Daily Journal Post Office Box 909 Tupelo, MS 38801 |
4. The Delta Democrat Times Post Office Box 1618 Greenville, MS 38701 | 10. The Hattiesburg American Post Office Box 1111 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 |
5. The Daily Corinthian Post Office Box 119 Corinth, MS 38834 | 11. The Clarksdale Press Registrar Post Office Box 1119 Clarksdale, MS 38614 |
6. The Gulf Publishing Company Post Office Box 4567 Biloxi, MS 39535 | 12. The Meridian Star Post Office Box 1591 Meridian, MS 39301 |
Miss. Code. tit. 18, pt. 15, ch. 1, r. 18-15-1-1, ATTACHMENT, att. PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE