Resource Library
All of CAPLAW’s resources and publications are now available in CAPLAW’s new Resource Library. Use the search filters below to find the resource you need.
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Responding to Data Incidents
Responding to Data Incidents: A Step-By-Step Guide for CAAs You just learned that your Community Action Agency (CAA) experienced a data incident. What should you do next? With cybercrime...
Being Direct: Shared Cost Recovery through Direct Cost Allocation
When federally funded organizations incur shared costs that benefit multiple funding awards it can be difficult to determine how much to charge each award for those costs. Allowable methods of...
CAPLAW CSBG Training Module
This Introduction to CSBG training module is an interactive tool for Community Action Agencies to learn about the federal Community Services Block Grant Act. All Community Action Agencies receive Community Services Block Grant (or CSBG) funds…
Tax-Exempt Law for Nonprofit CAAs
A nonprofit CAA’s federal tax-exempt status is one of its most valuable assets. In this webinar we review the do’s and don’ts of protecting that status. Topics covered include advantages and basic requirements of tax exemption under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3); restrictions and...
Serving Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
This FAQ addresses commonly asked questions about serving individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), including what is expected of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) with respect to LEP individuals, how CAAs should assess what language assistance services to provide, and what information...
Nuts and Bolts of Subgrant Agreements
This webinar is intended to help attorneys better understand the rules that apply to CAAs proposing to subgrant federal funds. We discuss the framework that applies when determining whether a subrecipient or a contractor (vendor) relationship is created. We then talk about the applicable rules...
WIOA Supersedes WIA: A Review of the Changes
On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA, or the Act), which is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to...
Sample Subaward Agreement
CAPLAW's Sample Subaward Agreement provides a template for CAAs and other Community Action network organizations to use as a starting point when seeking to subaward federal funds to partner organizations. The sample agreement also serves as a checklist of the major issues to consider when...
Dynamic Duo: The Board + Executive Director Partnership
Engaged, informed, and enthusiastic executive directors and board members working as a team are essential to the success of a Community Action Agency. This guide, created in collaboration with the National Community Action Partnership, analyzes the board and executive director relationship,...
Indirect Cost Webinar Series Q+A
This Q&A was created pursuant to the webinar series CAPLAW offered earlier this year, Ins and Outs of Indirect Costs Under the Super Circular. We received over 60 questions relating to indirect costs during and after the series and have attempted to answer many of those questions in this...
CSBG Organizational Standards Resources Guide
This online guide compiles various resources developed by CAPLAW and the national Community Action Partnership and links them to specific CSBG Organizational Standards to help Community Action Agencies in their compliance efforts.
Reporting under ACA Employer Mandate
Concerned about which of the new IRS reporting requirements under the employer and individual mandates apply to you? What data do you need collect? When do you need to submit and deliver the new forms? How do you complete those forms? Our second webinar in the Affordable Care Check-up will discuss...