18 Miss. Code R. § 15-1-1-5

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 18-15-1-1-5 - CSBG Eligible Entities

5.1.CSBG Eligible Entities: In the table below, indicate whether eligible entity in the state public or private, the type(s) of entity, and the geographical area served by the entity.

CSBG Eligible Entity	Geographical Area Served (by county)	Public or Nonprofit	Type of Entity
AJFC Community Action Agency, Inc.	Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Bolivar County CAA, Inc.	Bolivar	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Central Mississippi, Inc.	Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery, Yalobusha	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Coahoma Opportunities, Inc.	Coahoma	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Community Action of South MS	Jackson, George, Harrison	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Hinds County Human Resource Agency	Hinds	Public	Community Action Agency
LIFT, Inc.	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.	Desoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Multi-County Community Services Agency	Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Scott, Smith, Wayne, Newton	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Northeast Mississippi Community Services	Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Greene, Hancock, Stone	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Prairie Opportunity, Inc.	Choctaw, Clay, Leake, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
South Central Community Action Agency, Inc.	Madison, Rankin, Simpson	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Southwest Mississippi Opportunity, Inc.	Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Sunflower-Humphreys County Progress, Inc.	Humphreys, Sunflower	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency
Warren Washington, Issaquena Sharkey Community Action Agency, Inc.	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, Yazoo	Nonprofit	Community Action Agency

NOTE: WITHIN OLDC,you will not be able to add-a-row. Any additions/deletions to the Eligible Entity List should be made within the CSBG Eligible Entity List within OLDC prior to initializing a new CSBG State Plan within OLDC. To add a row within this form: highlight the row and then select the plus sign (+) at the end of the row. Geographical Area Served allows for 550 characters.

Note: Table 5.1. pre-populates the Annual Report, Module 1, Table C.1.

GUIDANCE: Under Type of Entity, select more than one type by holding down the CTRL key while making selections.

NOTE: Whether nonprofit or public, entities that receive CSBG funds are generally considered to be Community Action Agencies for the purpose of administering CSBG. The only specific exceptions outlined in the CSBG Act are Limited Purpose Agencies, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker organizations, and Tribes and Tribal Organizations

INSTRUCTIONAL NOTE: Limited Purpose Agency refers to an eligible entity that was designated as a limited purpose agency under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 for fiscal year 1981, that served the general purposes of a community action agency under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act, that did not lose its designation as a limited purpose agency under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act as a result of failure to comply with that Act and that has not lost its designation as an eligible entity under the CSBG Act.

INSTRUCTIONAL NOTE: 90 percent funds are the funds a state provides to eligible entities to carry out the purposes of the CSBG Act. As described under Section 675C of the CSBG Act, a state must provide to the eligible entities "not less than 90 percent" of their CSBG allocation "made available to a state under Section 675A or 675B.

5.2. Total number of CSBG eligible entities:16

5.3.Changes to Eligible Entities List: Within the tables below, describe any changes that have occurred to the Eligible Entities within the state since the last federal fiscal Year (FFY), as applicable.

One or more of the following changes were made to the eligible entity list: [Check all that apply].

[] Designation and/or Re-Designation

[] De-designations and/or Voluntary Relinquishments

[] Mergers

[x] No Changes to Eligible Entities List

GUIDANCE: The following three questions will only need to be answered based on your response to 5.3.

5.3a.Designation and Re-Designation: Identify any new entities that have been designated as eligible entities, as defined under Section 676A of the Act, since the last federal fiscal year. Include any eligible entities designated to serve an area previously not served by CSBG as well as any entities designated to replace another eligible entity that was terminated (de-designated).

CSBG Eligible Entity	Type	Start Date	Geographical Area Served
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NOTE: ADD-A-ROW FUNCTION- states can add rows as needed within OLDC. To add a row within this form: highlight the row and then select the plus sign (+) at the end of the row. Geographical Area Served allows for 550 characters.

GUIDANCE: A designation refers to an entity that was not receiving funding in the previous federal fiscal year(s) and/or was not included in the previous CSBG State Plan. Re-designation refers to an entity that is already designated/receiving funds but is now receiving funds to serve an additional geographic area previously served by another entity. A permanent re-designation must be conducted -in line with procedures outlined in Section 676A of the CSBG Act. An interim re-designation may be noted when an entity has been identified to provide services after a voluntary relinquishment pending official designation of a permanent entity consistent with the requirements of Section 676A. See CSBG Act 676A, Designation and Redesignation..., for more information.

5.3b.De-Designations and Voluntary Relinquishments: Identify any entities that are no longer receiving CSBG funding. Include any eligible entities have been terminated (de-designated) as defined under Section 676(c) and Section 676C of the Act, or voluntarily relinquished their CSBG eligible entity status since the last federal fiscal year.

CSBG Eligible Entity	Reason
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NOTE: ADD-A-ROW FUNCTION -states can add rows as needed within OLDC. To add a row within this form: highlight the row and then select the plus sign (+) at the end of the row.

5.3c.Mergers: In the table below, provide information about any mergers or other combinations of two or more eligible entities that were each listed in the prior year state plan.

Original CSBG Eligible Entities

Surviving CSBG Eligible Entity

New Name

(as applicable)

DUNS No.

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NOTE: ADD-A-ROW FUNCTION- states can add rows as needed within OLDC. To add a row within this form: highlight the row and then select the plus sign (+) at the end of the row.

GUIDANCE: This question refers to the merger or other combinations of two or more existing CSBG eligible entities only.

Under 5.3c, please only include two or more previously designated eligible entities that have merged or combined in order to provide CSBG services.

18 Miss. Code. R. § 15-1-1-5

Adopted 9/3/2015

Amended 10/15/2016

Amended 12/13/2017

Amended 12/20/2018

Amended 2/14/2020

Amended 4/12/2021

Amended 1/9/2022

Amended 2/23/2024