Social Services Block Grant
MAG's Community and Economic Development Department administers Social Services Block Grant Funds for Summit, Utah, and Wasatch counties.
These monies are federal funds granted through Title XX of the Social Security Act to the State of Utah. These funds are discretionary and can be utilized at the local level to provide social service programs that meet the following goals:
- Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency
- Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency;
- Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting families;
- Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care; and
- Securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing services to individuals in institutions.
See detailed program guidelines here.
Grant Process
MAG Executive Council appoints a committee to oversee the allocation process and make recommendations to the full Executive Council.
This timetable is followed to allocate SSBG funding that becomes available each July 1st:
| December | Application opened and public notice published |
| February 21, 2025 | Application due |
| March | Committee reviews applications |
| April | Funding recommendations made |
| May - June | Grantees notified and new contracts developed |
| July 1 | Services begin |
Application
To submit your application for consideration, please visit Neighborly Software and Register for an account if you do not already have one. After logging in, make sure to choose the SSBG portal when applying.
