The Jefferson County Community Development Division is accepting applications for the Community Services Advisory Board.

The Jefferson County Community Services Advisory Board makes grant funding recommendations regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) to the Board of County Commissioners and serves as liaison for the Board of County Commissioners to County residents. The Community Services Block Grant is awarded annually through the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, passed through the State of Colorado. All funds must serve residents earning no more than 125% of poverty and must support self-sufficiency efforts within the local communities of Jefferson County.

Each member of the Community Services Advisory Board is expected to:

· Attend initial training session to learn about the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the grant process.

· Attend monthly meetings. Meetings are held the 2 nd Tuesday of the month from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

· Attend additional meetings as needed during grant selection process.

· Communicate with Community Development regarding schedules, conflicts, and attendance availability.

· Review applications for federal funds and recommend to County Commissioners recipients for the funds.

If you are interested or know of anybody who is interested, please download the application here http://jeffco.us/jeffco/commdev_uploads/application_csab.pdf . Complete and return to Jefferson County Community Development, attention Donna Benallo. For additional information, please contact Donna Benallo at 303-271-8370 or dbenallo@jeffco.us.