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Employee Retention Credit: What Your CAA Needs to Know

Employee Retention Credit: What Your CAA Needs to Know

The Employee Retention Credit (the “Credit”) was enacted on March 27, 2020, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the first major COVID-19 pandemic relief package. The purpose of the Credit was to help employers…

The Public Health Emergency is Ending: Now What?

The Public Health Emergency is Ending: Now What?

President Biden’s administration announced that the federal public health emergency and national emergency related to COVID-19 will expire on May 11, 2023, triggering an end to a number of flexibilities and policies that have enabled the federal government…

Sample Social Media Policy

Sample Social Media Policy

This Sample Social Media Policy is intended to help CAAs understand the legal framework and some of the legal issues that may arise as a result of employee use of social media. Federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the use of social media are evolving, and this sample policy...

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

CAA leaders should understand the life cycle of a CSBG grant so they can make smart decisions about spending, reporting, and accounting for their funding. This session explored the performance management process, including monitoring by state CSBG offices and the Office of Community Services, and...

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Mechanics of CSBG

This webinar covered the planning and reporting requirements that facilitate the implementation of CSBG at the state and agency level. In this session, we discussed topics such as allocation of funding, designation of new eligible entity, state plans and the community needs assessment. This...

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Uses of CSBG Funds

CSBG funds are unique among federal grants in that their use is guided by the needs of the communities served. In this session, we discussed the rules and guidance governing the various ways CSBG funds can be used. This session is part of CAPLAW’s Mastering the A-B-CSBGs series, which covers the...

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Tripartite Board Selection and Composition

Maintaining a tripartite board is challenging enough without questions about who can serve and how to elect them. In this session, we reviewed the rules and guidance applicable to the public, private, and consumer sectors. This session is part of CAPLAW's Mastering the A-B-CSBGs series, which...

Election Year Refreshers for Nonprofit and Public CAAs

Election Year Refreshers for Nonprofit and Public CAAs

Keeping track of the rules relating to election and campaign activity for both nonprofit and public Community Action Agencies (CAAs) is never easy! As the election season enters its final stretch, read CAPLAW’s updated Election Year Refreshers for a quick review of some of the most...

Mastering the A-B-CSBGs: Monitoring and Termination

Ask the Financial Experts: Fiscal Navigation in 2022

Fiscal administration and management issues for federal grants have become more complex for CAAs due to the historic influx of funding they received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these challenges, from managing new programs and a rapid ramp-up of services, to cost allowability as...