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TANF-ACF-IM-2013-01 (Use of TANF Funds to Serve Homeless Families and Families at Risk of Experiencing Homelessness)
February 20, 2013This Information Memorandum discusses the importance of addressing family homelessness with allowable uses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for families experiencing and at risk of experiencing homelessness.
TANF-ACF-IM-2012-01
March 22, 2012This Information Memorandum sets forth revised standard procedures for resolving disagreements over state-submitted caseload and expenditure data used to establish the amount of a TFAG. This issuance supersedes and rescinds the original IM on this topic (see TANF-ACF-IM-2012-01 dated March 22, 2012). A new IM is necessary because of a reorganization of the Office of Family Assistance and the need to clarify certain aspects of the process.
TANF-ACF-IM-2012-01 (Use of TANF funds to support summer jobs for youth)
March 22, 2012This Information Memorandum informs TANF jurisdictions of the opportunities to support the creation or expansion of summer youth employment programs with TANF funds.
Claims Resolution Act - Engagement in Additional Work Activities and Expenditures for Other Benefits and Services, April-June 2011
February 13, 2012This report reflects State reports on work participation and TANF spending for April-June 2011.
Claims Resolution Act - Engagement in Additional Work Activities and Expenditures for Other Benefits and Services, March 2011
August 1, 2011This report reflects State reports on work participation and TANF spending for March 2011.
TANF-ACF-PI-2010-02
February 10, 2010This Program Instruction reminds TANF jurisdictions of the federal requirements for recipients of means-tested benefits who receive the Making Work Pay and other tax credits.
TANF-ACF-PI-2009-11 (Office of Management and Budget’s Approval of the Revised ACF-196T Tribal TANF Financial Report Form for the Reporting of Emergency Fund Awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, (Public Law 111-5))
November 30, 2009This Program Instruction informs Tribes of the approval of ACF-196T by the Office of Management and Budget. All Tribal TANF Grantees must use the new form beginning with the fourth quarter of FY 2009.
Work Verification Plan Guide
May 29, 2008This is the index page for the Work Verification Plan Guide.
TANF-ACF-PI-2007-08 (Using Federal TANF and State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Funds for Families in Areas Covered by a Federal or State Disaster Declaration)
November 28, 2007This will summarize policy and provide guidance with respect to the current TANF program on the use of TANF funds to enable States and Tribes administering approved Tribal TANF programs to serve families in a State or area(s) in a State covered by a Federal or State disaster declaration.
We first provided this information in Program Instruction, TANF-ACF-PI-2005-06, dated October 11, 2005, Using Federal TANF and State MOE Funds for Families Affected By Hurricane Katrina. Since issuance of this PI, we have received questions about families affected by other Federal or State declared disasters occurring in a State or part of a State. We have informally advised that the information in TANF-ACF-PI-2005-06 could be applied to other declared disaster situations so a State could more expeditiously serve families affected by the disaster. This PI announces that the policy and guidance provided herein may apply in serving families affected by a Federal or State disaster declaration in a State or part of a State.
We want to encourage States and Tribes to take necessary action to address the immediate needs of the dislocated families affected by a Federal or State declared disaster. Our goal is to help them integrate as quickly as possible into local communities, preferably with family, relatives or friends. We want to assure you that we will take all steps within our authority to ensure that there are no negative consequences associated with a State or Tribe’s compassionate response to an unfortunate situation.
TANF-ACF-IM-2004-02 (General Policy Guidance on How Federal TANF and State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Funds Can Be Used to Help States, Tribes and Territories Implement Healthy Marriage Activities)
September 30, 2004This Information Memorandum provides policy guidance on the use of Federal TANF and State MOE funds to support healthy marriage activities and clarifies that activities supporting healthy marriage are reasonably calculated to meet a TANF purpose. It also presents examples of marriage activities that some States have adopted to address healthy marriage.