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This Policy Announcement notifies Tribal TANF grantees of the effective date for the data collection and reporting requirements of the Tribal TANF program pursuant to section 411(a) of the Act, as amended.

To provide guidance on submission of program, financial, and audit reports covering the NEW program, and to transmit the revised NEW program report form and instructions and the financial status report form and instructions.

Until now the Office of Family Assistance (TANF Bureau) has made PIs, PAs, IMs, and other documents available in both hard copy and on the Internet.  In an effort to effectively utilize the technology available to us, reduce printing costs, and improve our distribution network, we are with this IM announcing a significant change in our procedures.

To provide guidance on certain statutory, regulatory, and other requirements that apply to Tribal TANF and NEW programs and funds that are included in demonstration projects under Public Law 102-477.
 

To provide guidance on submission of program, financial, and audit reports covering the NEW program, and to inform grantees about the new requirement to use Standard Form 425 (Federal Financial Report), rather than Standard Form 269A (Financial Status Report — Short Form), starting with their NEW financial reports for 7/1/2010 — 6/30/2011, which are due by 9/30/2011.

To provide revised instructions to NEW program grantees on implementing section 404(e) of the Social Security Act, regarding effective date of carryover authority, uses of carryover funds, and submission of reports. As amended, section 404(e) permits NEW grantees to reserve and carry forward unobligated NEW fund balances without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of providing assistance.

The purpose of this policy announcement is to provide guidance as to what are considered proper uses of Tribal TANF grant funds, how these indirect cost rates may be applied to the Tribal TANF grant, and how the penalty provisions of the Act will be applied for improper application of indirect cost rates to the Tribal TANF grant.

The Native Employment Works (NEW) program was created by amendments made to section 412(a)(2) of the Social Security Act by Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).  The federal regulations for the NEW program are found at 45 CFR Part 287.

This Program Instruction informs Tribes of the approval of ACF-196T by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the requirement for Tribes to use the Form.

This program instruction (PI) explains the application of the regulations at 45 CFR Part 286 for determining the service area(s) and population that may be included in a Tribe's TANF plan.  Additionally, it clarifies policy relative to Letters of Intent (LI) from Tribal applicants and explains State, Tribal and Federal roles in the resolution of Tribal competition over the same service area.