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This 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.

This is the index page for the Work Verification Plan Guide.

This 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.

This 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.

This Information Memorandum clarifies the interaction between the drug discount card/transitional assistance and other Federal assistance programs.