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Current through June 25, 2024
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
						SERVICES
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
MEMORANDUM
TO: Veronica Ratliff
Division of Procurement Services
FROM: Nicole McBeath
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Division of Community Services
DATE: May 17, 2023
SUBJECT: Publication of Legal Notice -Revised
____________________________________
The Division of Community Services requests that a legal
						notice concerning the Legislative Public Hearing on the Community Services
						Block Grant and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs be published in the
						classified section of the twelve newspapers listed (See attachment). The
						information should be advertised on
May 24, 2023, and June 14,
						2023,
in each newspaper
Please send us the copies of the newspaper
						advertisements from three different publishers as soon as they are
						announced.
Should you have any questions, please contact Nicole
						McBeath at 601-359-4765.
TMR:nm
Attachments
LEGAL GRANTS
(Block Grants)
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Community Services
Legislative Public Hearing
The Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of
						Community Services will be conducting the Legislative Public Hearing on the
						Community Services Block Grant and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs
						under Title 26 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended.
						The hearing for the 2024 programs is scheduled for Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at
						11:00 am through Zoom meeting by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
						Participants can join the Zoom meeting via
https://mdhs.zoom.us/j/87131268954?pwd=QVVTY0NpM0lkTFZKWFZPWnBIZTV4Zz09
,
						or through One tap mobile: meeting ID: 871 3126 8954, Passcode: 971254, One tap
						mobile +13017158592,,87131268954#,,,,*971254# US (Washington DC), or
						+13052241968,87131268954#,,,,*971254# US. If lines are busy, please try one of
						the following numbers, +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), +1 312 626 6799 US
						(Chicago), or +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) and the meeting ID: 871 3126 8954,
						Passcode: 971254.
The Community Services Block Grant provides funds for a
						range of activities to ameliorate the causes and effects of poverty. For Fiscal
						Year 2024, at least 90 percent of the funds allocated to the State through
						these grants will be contracted to non-profit community action agencies,
						migrant seasonal farm worker organizations or community-based organizations
						that meet the eligibility requirements as described in Section 675 of the
						Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended. The eligibility requirements
						for the program are outlined in the application process.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program assists
						eligible households to pay the costs of home energy bills and other
						energy-related services, for example, wood, kerosene, electricity, gas,
						heaters, blankets, fans, and air conditioners. For Fiscal Year 2024, at least
						90 percent of the funds allocated to the State through these grants will be
						contracted to private, nonprofit, and public agencies designated in accordance
						with Public Law
						97-35, as amended. The eligibility requirements
						for the program are outlined in the application process.
Copies of the state plans are available for review at the
						Mississippi Department of Human Services by calling 601-359-4768 or
						1-800-421-0762.
Inquiries, comments, or suggestions regarding the block
						grant plans and/or eligibility requirements must be received on or before July
						6, 2023, by the Division of Community Services, P. O. Box 352, Jackson,
						Mississippi 39205. Public comments will be reviewed before finalizing the 2024
						State Plans for these programs.
Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of
						Community Services
NEWSPAPERS
1.
The Jackson Advocate
115 East Hamilton
Jackson, MS 39202
7.
The Clarion Ledger
Post Office Box 40 Jackson,
MS 39205-0040
2.
The Natchez Democrat
Post Office Box 1447
Natchez, MS 39121-39221
8.
The Vicksburg Evening Post
Post Office Box 951
Vicksburg, MS 39180
3.
The Commercial Dispatch
Post Office Box 511
Columbus, MS 39703
9.
The Northeast MS Daily
								  Journal
Post Office Box 909
Tupelo, MS 38801
4.
The Delta Democrat Times
Post Office Box 1618
Greenville, MS 38701
10.
The Hattiesburg American
Post Office Box 1111
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
5.
The Daily Corinthian
Post Office Box 119
Corinth, MS 38834
11.
The Clarksdale Press Registrar
Post Office Box 1119
Clarksdale, MS 38614
6.
The Gulf Publishing Company
Post Office Box 4567
Biloxi, MS 39535
12.
The Meridian Star
Post Office Box 1591
Meridian, MS 39301