In late September the Bush administration announced a series of new and proposed regulations that implement its “charitable choice” policies for six agencies. A summary and links are provided below: Final Rules: Effective October 30, 2003 Agency Programs Health and Human Services Community Services Block Grant *Training, Technical Assistancd and Capacity Building Program *Community Food and Nutrition Program *National Youth Sports Porgarm *Discretionary Grants for economic development, rural community development and neighborhod innovation Health and Human Services Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration *Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant Program *Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) *SAMHSA discretionary grants for subtance abuse treatment or prevention services Housing and Urban Development Community Services Block Grant *HOME Investment Partnerships *Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) *Hope for Homeownership of Single Family Homes (HOPE 3) *Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) *Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) *Shelter Plus Care *Supportive Housing *Youthbuild Dept. Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, re employment rules for federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors Proposed Rules Agency Programs Comments Due Dept. Education Amends Education Department General Administrative Regulations December 1, 2003 Dept. Justice Charitable Choice Rules for *Office of Justice Programs (OJP) *Bureau of Prisons (BOP) *National Institute of Corrections (NIC) *Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) *Office for Violence Against Women (OVW) *United States Marshall Service *Civil Rights Division Amends Asset Forfeiture Rules for property turned over to religious groups December 1, 2003 Dept. Labor Programs under Workforce Investment Act of 1998, including One Stop Career Centers December 1, 2003 Dept. Veterans Affairs VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program October 30, 2003 Links to Federal Register Final Rule, Community Services Block Grant Programs, Dept. Health and Human Services, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68 No.189,Pages 56466-56470 Final Rule, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Dept. Health and Human Services. September 30, 2003 Federal Register, Volume 68 No.189, Pages 56429-56449 Final Rule, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Dept. Health and Human Services, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68 No.189, Pages 56449-56466 Final Rule, Dept. Housing and Urban Development, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68 No.189, Pages 56395-56408 Proposed Rule, Dept. of Education, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68, Number 189, Pages 56417-56423 Proposed Rule, Dept. Justice, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68, Number 189, Pages 56409-56415 Proposed Rule, Dept. Labor, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68, Number 189, Pages 56385-56390 Proposed Rule, Dept. Veterans Affairs, Federal Register, September 30, 2003 Volume 68, Number 189, Pages 56425-56428