{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-901-70","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-901-70","heading":"Designation of a locality or group of localities as a community action agency","body":"If no existing community action agency or other community organization is willing and able to provide services, a locality or group of localities can request that the department recommend one or more localities for designation as a community action agency. This request must include the following documentation:\n\n1. A description of the efforts made to obtain services through an existing community action agency or a community organization that could have been designated as a community action agency.\n\n2. A resolution adopted by the locality or each of a group of localities requesting that it be designated as a community action agency. In adopting the resolution, the governing body or bodies must have allowed the opportunity for public comment.\n\n3. A resolution adopted by the locality or each of a group of localities establishing a community action board that meets the requirements of federal and state law related to public community action agencies.\n\n4. A plan for providing CSBG-funded services within the proposed service area. This plan must be developed with input from a variety of sources including the low-income population of the proposed service area.\n\nThe request submitted to the department will be evaluated per 22VAC40-901-80.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 901. Community Services Block Grant Program"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter901/section70/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:07Z","sha256":"58f0f60b1ac97d214472a07c1e1140b036de448b762b47e71360e731c6b3aae4","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-901-60","next":"us-va/22vac40-901-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}