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Can faith-based organizations apply only for the four Charitable Choice Federal programs? |
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Do the Charitable Choice laws mean that faith-based organizations can apply for funds only from the four Charitable Choice Federal programs specified in the law? |
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No. The Charitable Choice laws merely set out clear guidelines for government funding of faith-based organizations in four programs. (The Charitable Choice laws apply to four Federal programs: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) programs (both overseen by the Administration for Children and Families at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)); programs for substance abuse and mental health (overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at HHS); and the Welfare-to-Work program (overseen by the Department of Labor).
However, all Federal programs that permit nonprofit organizations to apply for funds are also open to faith-based organizations. President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative is designed to make sure that the playing field is level for all groups that apply for funding from any Federal program.
Source: Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government (published by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives 2002)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/guidance_document.pdf
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