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Federal Program AL 93.569 Community Services Block Grant Compliance Requirement Special Test ? Tri-Partite Board Compliance Criteria The CSBG Act at 42 USC 9910(a), requires nonprofit organizations administer CSBG through a board comprising of one third of the members be elected representatives in the community or their designee and not fewer than one third of the members be representatives of the lowincome individuals and families served. Condition The Organization?s board did not meet the one third requirement for representatives of lowincome individuals. Cause The Organization has not been able to find board members to meet the low-income criteria. Effect The Organization did not meet the Tri-Partite Board Compliance requirement. Context The Organization has a total of 12 board member positions. During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Organization only had 3 low-income representative board members, instead of the 4 required. The Organization met the other requirement by having 4 members that are elected representatives in the community or their designee. Questioned Costs None Repeat Finding No Recommendation The Organization should continue to look for board members who represent the low-income community. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions Management agrees with the recommendation and will continue to look for low-income representative board members.