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NEWS FROM NACo Congress


Te program serves approximately 42 million residents across the nation and accounts for 80 percent of spending in the om- nibus food and agriculture legislation known as the farm bill. Te county role in administering SNAP is one of the many ways in which counties serve as the front-line social safety-net for the nation’s communities. Counties operate healthy eating, school nutrition and senior nutrition programs across the country. In every county, SNAP is an important aspect for healthy eating, especially in areas lacking access to sustainable and fresh food supplies. NACo supports a long-term reauthorization of the farm bill


to help counties provide critical investments in our nation’s most underserved communities. Additionally, while NACo supports the goal of enabling individuals to find and secure long-term employment, more stringent work requirements may both negatively impact residents and unintentionally increase administrative costs for counties in county-administered states.


Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)


SSBG received $1.7 billion in the FY2019 Labor-HHS-Ed- ucation and Defense spending package, which is level with FY 2018 funding. SSBG is county-administered in 10 states and provides funds for activities serving vulnerable populations, including adults and children at risk of abuse and neglect.


Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) CSBG received $742 million in the FY 2019 Labor-HHS- Continued From Page 37 <<<


Education and Defense spending package, which is level with FY 2018 funding. CSBG is a NACo-supported program, which allows counties to design and implement anti-poverty programs tailored to an individual community’s needs.


Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) CCDBG, which is the primary federal funding source sup-


porting child care for low-income families, received $5.2 bil- lion for FY 2019, consistent with funding for the previous year. Because of CCDBG, counties connect families to safe, reliable and affordable child care that allows parents to work, and promotes children’s health growth and development.


Head Start


Te FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education and Defense spending package builds on increased funding outlined in the FY 2018 omnibus bill to make further investments in Head Start and would allocate $10.1 billion for the program in FY 2019. NACo supports increased investments in Head Start and other county-run early childhood programs, which connect preschool children to education, nutritional and social services.


Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) LIHEAP was funded at $3.6 billion in FY 2019 Labor- HHS-Education and Defense package. LIHEAP delivers criti- cal short-term aid and helps pay for home heating and cooling for the nation’s most vulnerable populations, including those with low incomes, the disabled and the elderly.


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