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Under

Attack

Again… • During the Ronald Regan administration (1981 – 1989), Reagan’s

first budget intended to eliminate the Community Services

Administration (CSA) and funding for CAAs. Previous attempts to
eliminate the program had not been as successful as the Reagan

Administration’s effort.

• The National Community Action Foundation, through its director,
David Bradley, and support of key Senators, negotiated a
compromise with the Administration.

• The EOA was repealed and CSA was eliminated. Programs were
assigned to various federal departments. Funds in the resulting

Community Services Block Grant were to be administered by the
States, and an office was created in the Department of Health and
Human Services to transfer funds to States.