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To remind States of ways that Federal TANF funds (including TANF Emergency Fund awards issued as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) and State MOE funds can be used to assist individuals from eligible families in need of short-term mental health and substance use treatment services.
This Program Instruction (PI) provides responses to questions about the Contingency Fund, particularly with respect to how various requirements apply when the Fund is depleted before the end of a fiscal year.