Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Public Notice

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Public Notice Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment Public notice on the application by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services for federal funds to plan and provide services to individuals under the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) authorized in Title XX, Subtitle A, of the Social Security Act (SSA).

The SSBG application includes a plan for SSBG services to be provided and a pre-expenditure report for SFY 2025. Copies of the proposed application will be available at the meeting or as a hard copy upon request from:

• Heather Woods, Bureau for Family Centered Services Program Assistant
  Division of Long Term Services and Supports
  Bureau for Family Centered Services
  NH Department of Health and Human Services
  129 Pleasant St, Thayer Building, Concord, NH 03301.

Public comment may be submitted from August 19 to August 30, 2024. Interested persons are invited to submit written comment to Heather Woods at the above address, or by e-mail: Heather.G.Woods@dhhs.nh.gov

The State will host a public hearing at the date and time listed below:

• August 19, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  Brown Auditorium
  New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
  129 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301

If accommodations are needed for communication access such as interpreters, CART (captioning), assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services, please contact Peggy Greenwood at Peggy.Greenwood@dhhs.nh.gov by August 16, 2024. Advance notice is requested in order to assure availability.

Notice will also appear in The Union Leader on Thursday, August 15, 2024-Saturday, August 24, 2024.