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TANF-ACF-IM-2000-05 (Policy Guidance on the Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination as It Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP))
August 30, 2000This Information Memorandum clarifies the responsibilities of providers of health and social services who receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and assists them in fulfilling their responsibilities to persons with Limited English Proficiency.
TANF-ACF-IM-2000-03 (Fiscal Year 2001 Allocation "Supplemental Grants for Population Increases in Certain States")
July 24, 2000This Information Memorandum notifies certain States that they will receive additional funding for Fiscal Year 2001.
TANF-ACF-PA-2000-03 (Status of the Handbook of Public Assistance Administration)
June 13, 2000This Policy Announcement corrects Policy Announcement TANF-ACF-PA-00-1, dated February 10, 2000, regarding the status and applicability of the Handbook of Public Assistance Administration.
TANF-ACF-IM-2000-02 (Guidance on Cooperation Agreements for Economic Self-Sufficiency Between Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and State/Local TANF Agencies)
June 1, 2000This Information Memorandum provides information about the provision in the Public Housing Reform Act of 1998 that requires PHAs to make their best efforts to enter into cooperation agreements with TANF agencies in order to both facilitate assistance in verifying resident compliance with requirements of the Public Housing Reform Act, and to establish services targeting the needs of assisted housing families.
TANF-ACF-PA-2000-01 (Status of the Handbook of Public Assistance Administration)
February 10, 2000This Policy Announcement formally responds to questions regarding the status and applicability of the Handbook of Public Assistance Administration.
TANF Funding Guide - Helping Families Achieve Self-Sufficiency, A Guide on Funding Services for Children and Families through the TANF Program
December 12, 1999Spurred on by the passage of the landmark welfare reform legislation -- the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 -- States have made tremendous progress toward the critical goal of moving families from welfare to work. More families are entering employment, earnings are up, and caseloads are down. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has given States new opportunities to develop and implement creative and innovative strategies and approaches to remove families from a cycle of dependency on public assistance and into work.
TANF-ACF-PA-1998-02 (Joint guidance concerning the ways in which TANF and Welfare-to-Work (WtW) funds can be used to help States and communities provide transportation services to eligible individuals.)
April 30, 1998This Policy Announcement encourages states and communities to take full advantage of existing TANF and WtW funds to provide the transportation services that eligible individuals need to attain and maintain employment.
TANF-ACF-PI-1997-11 (Funding Guidance to Territories for TANF and Other Programs Subject to the Funding Ceiling in Section 1108 of the Social Security Act, as Amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA))
November 21, 1997This Program Instruction is a funding guidance document that outlines the new funding ceiling imposed on Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico by the section 1108 of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33).
TANF-ACF-PI-1997-08 (Contingency Fund Eligibility Requirements and Application Procedures)
October 27, 1997This Program Instruction provides guidance to States on the requirements for receiving Contingency Funds and instructions for applying for these funds. It also includes guidance and instructions to States for applying for funds which represent an add on to the State Family Assistance Grant (SFAG) for FY 1997 only, as provided in Public Law 104-327.
TANF-ACF-PA-1997-01 (Guidance concerning maintenance of effort, definition Assistance and other provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996)
January 31, 1997This Policy Announcement provides guidance in several areas of policy important to implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.