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Program Instructions Archive

TANF Program Instructions Indexed by Year [ 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 ]

 

2007

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-01 -
February 23, 2007
Reporting on TANF Work Measures Data for FY 2006

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-02
May 18, 2007
Questions and Responses on Coordination between the TANF and the Child Support Enforcement Programs since enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA of 2005)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-03 (Correction)
July 18, 2007
Pre-award Costs for Potential Tribal TANF Grantees.(Originally issued as TANF-ACF-PI-2007-02)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-04
September 17, 2007
Reporting on TANF Agency NDNH Match Results.

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-05
October 1, 2007
Policy on “subject to a penalty” for refusing to participate in work activities

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007- 06 Not Issued

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-07
October 04, 2007
Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-08
November 28, 2007
Using Federal TANF and State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Funds for Families in Areas Covered by a Federal or State Disaster Declaration

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2007-09 NEW ACF-PI-2007- 03
November 28, 2007
Implementation of New Procedure for Disseminating Program Instructions (PIs), Policy Announcements (PAs), Information Memoranda (IMs), and Other Documents

 

2006

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-01
March 15, 2006
Reporting on TANF Work Measures after Enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-02
June 6, 2006
Elimination of non-assistance families in the TANF and SSP-MOE Data Reports.

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-03
June 20, 2006
Collecting and repaying overpayments made to families under the AFDC and TANF Programs

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-04
September 25, 2006
Qualifying to Count Participation in Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance Activities for Up to Twelve Weeks

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-05
October 10, 2006 - Amended
September 28, 2006 - Original
Reporting Deemed Core Hours on the TANF Data Report and the SSP-MOE Data Report for Fiscal Year 2007

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-06
October 17, 2006
Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2006-07
November 15, 2006
New Form ACF-202, Caseload Reduction Report

 

2005

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-01
April 14, 2005
Funding Childhood Education, School Readiness, Kindergarten and other Public Education Programs

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-02
April 19, 2005
Using Federal TANF or State MOE Funds to Purchase a Business

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-03
May 11, 2005
Requirements for Tribes and States Concerning Service Areas and Populations for Tribal TANF Programs

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-04
June 9, 2005
TANF High Performance Bonus (HPB) Measures Related to Participation in the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-05
September 14, 2005
Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-06
September 11, 2005
Using Federal TANF and State MOE Funds for Families Affected By Hurricane Katrina

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-07
October 12, 2005
Public Law 109-68, the TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2005-08
November 2, 2005
Certain Requirements that Apply to Tribal TANF and NEW Programs and Funds Included in Public Law 102-477 (Under the NEW program, this instruction is NEW-ACF-PI-2005-02)

 

2004

TANF-ACF-PI-2004-01
January 28, 2004
FY 2004 TANF High Performance Bonus (HPB) Work Measure Reporting Requirements

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2004-02
May 14, 2004
FY 2004 TANF High Performance Bonus (HPB) Medicaid/SCHIP Measures

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2004-03
July 14, 2004
Use of TANF Funds to Recover Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Overpayments

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2004-04
August 26, 2004
Children in Foster Homes and Children Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2004-05
December 30, 2004
FY 2005 TANF High Performance Bonus (HPB Performance Year 2004) Work Measure Reporting Requirements

 

2003

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-01
January 23, 2003
Retention of TANF Records

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-02
April 14, 2003
Approved Form ACF-196

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-03
April 17, 2003
Deeming of Sponsor's Income and Resources To A Non-Citizen

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-04
May 5, 2003
State/Tribal Guidance on Resolution of Data for Tribal Family Assistance Grant

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-05
Reissued as TANF-ACF-PI-2003-07

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-06
October 10, 2003
Form ACF4125 - Request for Number of Children Receiving Payments in Excess of Poverty Income Level from State Programs Funded Under Title IV-A

 

TANF-ACF-PI-2003-07
November 20, 2003
ACF 196-TR Financial Report Form and Instructions Replaces TANF-ACF-PI-2003-05

 

2001

TANF-ACF-PI-01-01January 17, 2001
Treatment of Tax Credits for Federal TANF and State MOE

 

TANF-ACF-PI-01-02 January 2, 2001
Drawdown of Federal TANF Funds for States, Tribes and sub-grantees

 

TANF-ACF-PI-01-03 March 7, 2001
High Performance Bonus Report Form and Instructions for FY 2001

 

TANF-ACF-PI-01-04 August 23, 2001
FY 2002 TANF High Performance Bonus Measures Related to participation in Medicaid and SCHIP

 

TANF-ACF-PI-01-05 September 14, 2001
Children in Foster Homes and Children Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-01-06 October 24, 2001
Clarifications on Completing TANF & State MOE Reports

 

2000

TANF-ACF-PI-2000-1 January 19, 2000
TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual (No longer available)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-00-2 September 1, 2000
Collecting and Reporting Overpayments Made to Families Under TANF and AFDC

 

TANF-ACF-PI-99-2 (Revised) May 1, 2000
Collecting and Reporting of Overpayments Made to Families Under TANF and AFDC

 

TANF-ACF-PI-00-4 September 7, 2000
Children in Foster Homes and Children Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

 

TANF-ACF-PI-00-5 September 20, 2000
Formula for Awarding the High Performance Bonus (HPB) in Fiscal Year 2001

 

TANF-ACF-PI-00-6 (Revised) October 10, 2000
Submitting the Annual Report on TANF and State MOE Programs

 

1999

TANF-ACF-PI-99-1March 3, 1999
Formula for awarding the high performance bonus in FY 2000

 

TANF-ACF-PI-99-2 March 9, 1999
(Superseded by PI-99-2 dated May 1, 2000) Collecting and reporting of overpayments made to families under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

 

TANF-ACF-PI-99-3 October 27, 1999
Form ACF-199, TANF Data Report, Form ACF-204, SSP-MOE Data Report Program

 

TANF-ACF-PI-99-4 October 6, 1999
Children in foster homes and children in families receiving payments in excess of the poverty income level from a state program funded under Part A of Title IV of the SSA

 

TANF-ACF-PI-99-5 December 6, 1999
Formula for awarding the high performance bonus in FY 2001 and specifications for the FY2000 and FY 2001 bonuses

 

1998

TANF-ACF-PI-98-1March 17, 1998
Formula for awarding the first high performance bonus in FY 1999

 

TANF-ACF-PI-98-2 May 6, 1998
Interim Tribal TANF Data report form ACF-343

 

TANF-ACF-PI-98-3 May 8, 1998
Supplemental grants for population increases in certain areas

 

TANF-ACF-PI-98-4 June 1, 1998
State child poverty rates

 

TANF-ACF-PI-98-5 August 13, 1998
Approved form ACF-200 High performance bonus report for FY1999 and instructions

 

1997

TANF-ACF-PI-97-1 January 8, 1997
Financial policies and procedures for the transition from AFDC/JOBS to TANF and Title VI child care programs

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-2 January 23, 1997
Final rules on the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-3 March 19, 1997
Amendments to completed two-year TANF State plans

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-4 August 29, 1997
Closeout of accounts for the AFDC, EA, JOBS, AFDC/JOBS Child Care, Transitional Child Care and At-Risk Child Care

TANF-ACF-PI-97-5 September 16, 1997
Supplemental grants for population increases in certain States (No longer available).

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-6 September 30, 1997
Form ACF-198 Emergency Data Report

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-7 October 8, 1997
Form ACF-196 Financial reporting form

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-8 October 27, 1997
Contingency fund eligibility requirements

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-9 October 31, 1997
Revised TANF Maintenance of Effort (MOE) levels

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-10
November 19, 1997
Data collection transition rules

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-11 November 21, 1997
Funding guidance for TANF and other programs subject to funding ceiling in Section 1108 of the SSA

 

TANF-ACF-PI-97-12 December 12, 1997
Revision to ACF TANF Program Instruction, TANF-ACF-PI-97-3

 

1996

TANF-ACF-PI-96-1 September 16, 1996
Application for Section 412(a)(21k) grants for Indian tribes that receive JOBS funds

 

TANF-ACF-PI-96-2 December 6, 1996
Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements

 

TANF-ACF-PI-96-3 December 20, 1996
Effective date of Section 401(a)(-) grants for Indian tribes that receive JOBS funds

 

TANF-ACF-PI-96-4 December 19, 1996
Certification pending verification of eligibility of qualified aliens with 40 qualifying work quarters

 



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