In-Person & Online Public Hearing Scheduled for Social Service Block Grant Application

August 19, 2026

Event

August 19, 2026

11:00 am

WHAT: A public hearing to offer comments on Tennessee’s Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) application has been scheduled for August 19, 2026, The SSBG plan can be found on the TDHS Social Services Block Grant website.

WHEN: August 19, 2026, 11:00 A.M. (CDT)

WHERE: In-Person: DHS Office Murfreesboro, 1711B Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37128

Online: Webex Webinar number: 2311 471 3082  Webinar password: HbYHJA8aQ46

To join this online event

  1.  Go to https://tn.webex.com/tn/j.php?MTID=m8455cd6ddb25c2b8f49e880b3357c1b9 on the day of this webinar to access.
  2. Click “Join Now”. 
  3. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to join the webinar.

Public Comments can additionally be submitted through August 26, 2026, via email to Rhonda.L.Barnes@tn.gov or by phone at 615-223-8284.

SSBG is 100 percent federally funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program is available in all 95 Tennessee counties and administered through contracts with a network of nonprofit and government agencies. SSBG provides funding for eligible Tennesseans in need of case management and homemaker services. Services are limited to referrals from Adult Protective Services.

Learn more about the Tennessee Department of Human Services.