Senate
Resolution
9
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
9
BY
SODDERS
,
JOHNSON
,
and
ANDERSON
A
Resolution
to
recognize
the
positive
impact
of
the
1
community
services
block
grant
program.
2
WHEREAS,
in
state
fiscal
year
2010,
365,752
Iowans
3
in
140,333
households
were
helped
in
their
fight
4
against
poverty
through
services
funded
by
the
federal
5
Community
Services
Block
Grant
(CSBG)
program;
and
6
WHEREAS,
more
than
96
percent
of
the
families
7
receiving
services
were
at
or
below
175
percent
of
8
the
federal
poverty
level
or
$35,427
annual
family
9
income;
and
10
WHEREAS,
more
than
76
percent
of
the
individuals
11
served
by
the
18
community
action
agencies
were
12
working
or
received
social
security
as
their
source
of
13
income;
and
14
WHEREAS,
those
18
community
action
agencies
have
127
15
service
centers
throughout
all
99
Iowa
counties;
and
16
WHEREAS,
each
community
action
agency
is
governed
17
by
a
community-based
volunteer
board
of
directors
18
consisting
of
elected
officials,
private
sector
19
representatives,
and
low-income
Iowans;
and
20
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
18
community
action
agencies
employ
21
3,350
Iowans;
and
22
WHEREAS,
CSBG
funding
for
the
18
community
action
23
agencies
brought
in
$2.3
million
in
local
funding,
24
$13.6
million
in
private
funding,
$13.9
million
in
25
state
funding,
and
$222.9
million
in
federal
funding
to
26
Iowa’s
local
communities;
and
27
WHEREAS,
CSBG
funding
for
Iowa’s
18
community
action
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S.R.
9
agencies
helped
generate
$17.7
million
in
in-kind
goods
1
and
services
and
donated
items;
and
2
WHEREAS,
the
18
community
action
agencies
received
3
$7,154,281
in
CSBG
funding
enabling
the
community
4
action
agencies
to
operate
their
service
centers
and
to
5
administer
state
and
federally
funded
programs;
and
6
WHEREAS,
President
Obama
has
proposed
a
50
percent
7
reduction
in
CSBG
funding
and
making
the
allocation
8
of
the
remaining
funds
competitive
instead
of
9
continuing
the
current
allocation
formula
that
brings
10
stability
to
Iowa’s
community
and
economic
development
11
initiatives;
and
12
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Senate
supports
efforts
of
the
13
United
States
Congress
to
effectively
reduce
the
14
federal
deficit
while
promoting
the
current
and
future
15
economic
security
of
all
Iowans;
NOW
THEREFORE,
16
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
17
supports
the
positive
impact
of
the
CSBG
program
in
18
Iowa
and
opposes
federal
action
to
reduce
CSBG
funding
19
disproportionately
compared
to
the
rest
of
the
federal
20
domestic
discretionary
budget;
and
21
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
22
resolution
be
sent
to
the
President
of
the
United
23
States,
the
President
and
Secretary
of
the
United
24
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
of
the
United
25
States
House
of
Representatives,
and
each
member
of
the
26
Iowa
congressional
delegation.
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