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The regulations shall take into consideration the distribution of low-income persons residing in the service areas of the community action agencies, the relative cost of living of the areas, as well as other factors considered appropriate.\n\t\tEach community action agency and community action statewide organization annually shall develop and submit a program budget request for funds appropriated from the community action program budget. The designated agency shall publish annually guidelines detailing the nature and extent of information required in the program budget request for the succeeding fiscal year.\n\t\tIn order to carry out its overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating and administering a community action program, a community action agency may under its charter or applicable laws receive and administer funds pursuant to this chapter. The community action agency may receive and administer funds and contributions from private or public sources that may be used in support of a community action agency or program and funds under any federal or state assistance program pursuant to which a public or private nonprofit agency organized in accordance with this chapter could act as grantee, contractor or sponsor of projects appropriate for inclusion in a community action program. A community action agency or community action statewide organization may transfer funds so received between components and to delegate funds to other agencies subject to the powers of its governing board and its overall program responsibilities.\n\t\tIn accordance with the requirements of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35), the designated agency in cooperation with community action agencies and community action statewide organizations, shall develop a state plan for submission annually by the Governor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.\n\t\tCommunity action agencies and community action statewide organizations shall provide the designated agency with quarterly financial and program reports.\n\t\tFunds received in the Community Services Block Grant pursuant to the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35) shall be expended in support of the purposes of this chapter as follows:\n\n1\n\nNinety percent of the funds received in the Community Services Block Grant shall be used for the development and implementation of programs and projects designed by community action agencies to serve poor or low-income areas of the Commonwealth in accordance with a formula approved by the Governor for the first year of the Community Services Block Grant and thereafter biennially by the General Assembly.2\n\nNo more than five percent of the funds received in the Community Services Block Grant shall be used for administration of the duties required by this chapter of the designated agency.3\n\nAt least five percent of the funds received in the Community Services Block Grant shall be used to support community action activities conducted by community action statewide organizations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308013,"text":"The designated agency shall adopt regulations detailing the formula for the distribution of community action program budget funds. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 667 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86005,"identifier":"2.2-5408","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/54\/2.2-5408","url":"\/2.2-5408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5408\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/54\/2.2-5408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administration of community action budget","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The designated agency shall adopt regulations detailing the formula for the distribution of community action program budget funds. The regulations shall take into consideration the distribution of low-income persons residing in the service areas of the community action agencies, the relative cost of living of the areas, as well as other factors considered appropriate.\n\t\tEach community action agency and community action statewide organization annually shall develop and submit a program budget request for funds appropriated from the community action program budget. The designated agency shall publish annually guidelines detailing the nature and extent of information required in the program budget request for the succeeding fiscal year.\n\t\tIn order<\/span> to carry out its overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, evaluating and administering a community action program, a community action agency may under its charter or applicable laws<\/span> receive and administer funds pursuant to this chapter. The community action agency may receive and administer funds and contributions from private or public sources that may be used in support of a community action agency or program and funds under any federal or state assistance program pursuant to which a public or private nonprofit agency organized in accordance with this chapter could act as grantee, contractor or sponsor of projects appropriate for inclusion in a community action program. A community action agency or community action statewide organization may transfer funds so received between components and to delegate funds to other agencies subject to the powers of its governing board and its overall program responsibilities.\n\t\tIn accordance with the requirements of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law<\/span> 97-35), the designated agency in cooperation with community action agencies and community action statewide organizations, shall develop a state plan for submission annually by the Governor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.\n\t\tCommunity action agencies and community action statewide organizations shall provide the designated agency with quarterly financial and program reports.\n\t\tFunds received in the Community Services<\/span> Block Grant pursuant to the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law<\/span> 97-35) shall be expended in support of the purposes of this chapter as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Ninety percent of the funds received in the Community Services<\/span> Block Grant shall be used for the development and implementation of programs and projects designed by community action agencies to serve poor or low-income areas of the Commonwealth in accordance with a formula approved by the Governor for the first year of the Community Services<\/span> Block Grant and thereafter biennially by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> No more than five percent of the funds received in the Community Services<\/span> Block Grant shall be used for administration of the duties required by this chapter of the designated agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> At least five percent of the funds received in the Community Services<\/span> Block Grant shall be used to support community action activities conducted by community action statewide organizations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION BUDGET (\u00a7 2.2-5408)\n\nThe designated agency shall adopt regulations detailing the formula for the\ndistribution of community action program budget funds. The regulations shall\ntake into consideration the distribution of low-income persons residing in the\nservice areas of the community action agencies, the relative cost of living of\nthe areas, as well as other factors considered appropriate.\n\t\tEach community action agency and community action statewide organization\nannually shall develop and submit a program budget request for funds\nappropriated from the community action program budget. The designated agency\nshall publish annually guidelines detailing the nature and extent of information\nrequired in the program budget request for the succeeding fiscal year.\n\t\tIn order to carry out its overall responsibility for planning, coordinating,\nevaluating and administering a community action program, a community action\nagency may under its charter or applicable laws receive and administer funds\npursuant to this chapter. The community action agency may receive and administer\nfunds and contributions from private or public sources that may be used in\nsupport of a community action agency or program and funds under any federal or\nstate assistance program pursuant to which a public or private nonprofit agency\norganized in accordance with this chapter could act as grantee, contractor or\nsponsor of projects appropriate for inclusion in a community action program. A\ncommunity action agency or community action statewide organization may transfer\nfunds so received between components and to delegate funds to other agencies\nsubject to the powers of its governing board and its overall program\nresponsibilities.\n\t\tIn accordance with the requirements of the federal Omnibus Budget\nReconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35), the designated agency in\ncooperation with community action agencies and community action statewide\norganizations, shall develop a state plan for submission annually by the\nGovernor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.\n\t\tCommunity action agencies and community action statewide organizations shall\nprovide the designated agency with quarterly financial and program reports.\n\t\tFunds received in the Community Services Block Grant pursuant to the federal\nOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35) shall be expended\nin support of the purposes of this chapter as follows:\n\n1. Ninety percent of the funds received in the Community Services Block Grant\nshall be used for the development and implementation of programs and projects\ndesigned by community action agencies to serve poor or low-income areas of the\nCommonwealth in accordance with a formula approved by the Governor for the first\nyear of the Community Services Block Grant and thereafter biennially by the\nGeneral Assembly.\n\n2. No more than five percent of the funds received in the Community Services\nBlock Grant shall be used for administration of the duties required by this\nchapter of the designated agency.\n\n3. At least five percent of the funds received in the Community Services Block\nGrant shall be used to support community action activities conducted by\ncommunity action statewide organizations.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 667, \u00a7 2.1-598; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}