Application and plan

Section 676 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9908) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Duties The lead agency— (A) shall be authorized by the chief executive officer to convene State agencies and coordinate information and activities funded under this subtitle; (B) shall develop the State plan to be submitted to the Secretary under subsection (b), which shall be based primarily on the community action plans of eligible entities submitted to the State as a condition of receiving funding under this subtitle; (C) may revise an existing State plan for submission to the Secretary, subject to the notice and distribution requirements in subparagraph (D)(iii); (D) in conjunction with the development of the State plan as required under subsection (b)— (i) shall hold at least one hearing in the State on the proposed plan, to provide to the public an opportunity to comment on the public record on the proposed use and distribution of funds under the plan; (ii) not less than 15 days before the hearing, shall distribute notice of the hearing and a copy of the proposed plan statewide to the public and directly to the chief executive officer and board chairperson of each eligible entity and other community services network organization in the State; and (iii) in the case of any proposed plan revision, shall notify and distribute a copy of the proposed revision directly to the chief executive officer and board chairperson of each eligible entity and other community services network organization in the State, before submission of such proposed revision to the Secretary; and (E) shall conduct reviews of eligible entities under section 678B., (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking 2000 and inserting 2026, and (ii) by striking 30 and inserting 60, (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking made available through the grant or allotment will be used and inserting provided to an eligible entity under section 675C(a) shall be used by such entity for, (ii) by striking to support activities that are designed and all that follows through will enable the families and individuals, and inserting programs, projects, and services that will enable low-income and working individuals and families, (iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking and at the end, (iv) in subparagraph (C) by adding and at the end, and (v) by adding at the end the following: (D) to address the educational and economic needs of low-income individuals, families, and communities by providing assistance through trained navigators to help facilitate access to affordable high-speed broadband service, internet-enabled devices, digital literacy training, technical support, and other services to meet the broadband and digital needs of such individuals, families, and communities., (C) in paragraph (2) by striking related to and inserting and the building and use of evidence of effectiveness in achieving, (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting a description summarizing the community action plans and after (3), and (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking fatherhood initiatives and inserting whole family approaches, (E) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows: (11) an assurance that the State will secure from each eligible entity in the State, as a condition of receipt of funding by the entity under section 675C(a), a community action plan that— (A) contains information on the intended implementation of the entity’s activities; (B) demonstrates how such activities will meet needs identified in the most recent comprehensive community needs assessment conducted by the entity in the previous three years, which may be coordinated with community needs assessments conducted for other programs; and (C) demonstrates how such activities will achieve the purposes of this subtitle;. (F) in paragraph (12)— (i) by striking the comma and, not later than fiscal year 2001,, (ii) by striking promoting and inserting achieving the goals of the State plan and community action plans of eligible entities, respectively, and the purposes of this subtitle, including, and (iii) by striking and at the end, (G) by amending paragraph (13) to read as follows: (13) an assurance that each eligible entity in the State shall make available to the public on the entity’s publicly available website the entity’s most recent agency-wide strategic plan, comprehensive community needs assessment, and community action plan;, and (H) by adding the following at the end: (14) an assurance that State personnel who conduct monitoring activities under section 678B will have expertise in the programs, projects, and services carried out under this subtitle and in the unique structure and role of eligible entities in their local communities; (15) an assurance that the State will make payments to eligible entities in accordance with section 675B(a); (16) an assurance that the State will develop a policy on board vacancies in accordance with section 676B(d) and provide guidance to assist eligible entities in filling board vacancies; and (17) information describing how the State will carry out the assurances described in this subsection., (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Public inspection Each State plan prepared under this section shall be made available on the lead agency’s website and distributed for public inspection and comment. A hearing on such plan shall be held as required under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (a) (2)., and (4) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking 2000 and inserting 2026, and (B) by striking Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 and inserting Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025.