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To transmit the form and revised instructions for the ACF-196R, the financial reporting form for state TANF agencies.

Executive Summary

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico), and Washington, DC (hereafter “states”). Additionally, federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations may elect to operate their own TANF programs. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) created TANF, repealing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs.

The Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund, to inform tribes administering Tribal TANF programs under a 477 plan of the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund reallotment. 

To provide guidance about using TANF funds to support families facing an economic crisis as a result of EBT theft.

The index page for the TANF Application Data for Fiscal and Calendar Years.

To explain the TANF eligibility criteria for citizens or nationals of Ukraine who have been paroled into the United States.

Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funds (PEAF) Questions and Answers

Under the TANF law, states have considerable flexibility to design and implement programs that best serve their distinct communities. This map shows each state or territory's  website and contact information.