Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Community Services Programs
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This proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services aims to amend and eliminate unnecessary or outdated regulations concerning federal block grants and community services programs. The goal is to streamline regulations and remove duplicative, prescriptive, or obsolete provisions that no longer apply, thereby reducing the bureaucratic burden on states, territories, and tribal agencies. Public comments on the changes are invited until May 8, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Elimination of unnecessary regulatory provisions in 45 CFR Parts 96, 1000, and 1080.
- Rescission of duplicative or obsolete regulations that no longer apply to current programs.
- Streamlining regulations to ease the administrative burden on community services agencies.
Obligations
What this law requires
Submit written comments on the proposed rule by May 8, 2026 to be considered
Include docket number ACF-2026-0031 and/or RIN number 0970-AD41 in all comment submissions
Submit comments via Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov or to Deregulation@acf.hhs.gov
Maintain no less than 85 percent of federal Assets for Independence grant funds in reserve funds as matching contributions for Individual Development Accounts
Subject Assets for Independence reserve funds to HHS uniform administrative requirements under 2 CFR 200.334 through 200.338