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Public Notice:

    RALEIGH     Public comment is sought on the proposed Social Services Block Grant plan, which outlines how an estimated $62 million in federal social services block grant funds will be spent in North Carolina in the coming state fiscal year.

    The Social Services Block Grant is the major source of federal funding for several programs, including: adoption, counseling, adult day care and foster care, protective services for adults, housing, and residential treatment. Other uses may include child care for child welfare cases, community-based services for elderly and disabled adults, mental health services, transportation, and other human services programs.

    The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will finalize the plan after the General Assembly approves allocation of the funds for State Fiscal Year 2016-2017. Use of the funds for allowable services may vary each year, depending on the plan approved by the legislature.

    The written plan may be obtained until June 12, at the following locations:

  • Online at www2.ncdhhs.gov/dss/pubnotice/ssbg.htm
  • The N.C. Division of Social Services Central Office, Hargrove Building, Dorothea Dix Campus, 820 S. Boylan Ave., Raleigh, NC, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Comments on the report must be submitted in writing no later than June 12, 2016 via:

  • Email at ssbg.comments@dhhs.nc.gov
  • Fax at (919) 334-1052
  • Hank Bowers, Chief, Performance Management/Reporting & Evaluation Management Section, Division of Social Services, 2415 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2415

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