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This Program Instruction reminds States of the change in the pro-family MOE claiming provision in the final TANF regulations effective October 1, 2008 and published in 73 FR, 6772, February 5, 2008

This Program Instruction provides guidance about when and how Federal TANF and State Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds may be used for early childhood education, school readiness, kindergarten, and other public education programs.

This Policy Announcement clarifies that third party cash or in-kind may count toward a State’s or Territory’s TANF maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement.

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 program instruction clarifies the general rule for determining the start date of the 3-year record retention period provided under 45 CFR 92.42(c)(1) as it pertains to the State, Territorial, and Tribal Federal TANF awards, and MOE expenditures.

This Program Instruction restates the principles and clarifies the conditions under which States may use TANF dollars or claim MOE expenditures for a variety of State tax credits.

This Policy Announcement rescinds Policy Announcement TANF-ACF-PA-97-2, dated June 2, 1997, and replaces it with the guidance that State funds paid to an Indian tribe with an approved Tribal Family Assistance plan may count toward the State's basic maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement in the fiscal year in which the State makes this expenditure.

This Policy Announcement explains that the provisions of section 502 of the Agriculture, Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 apply only to the Federal Food Stamp program and have no impact on the optional food stamp program. Accordingly, the guidance in TANF-ACF-PA-97-3 remains accurate.

This Program Instruction informs States of TANF MOE levels which have been revised subsequent to the issuance of TANF-ACF-PI-96-2.

This Policy Announcement responds to the following questions posed by States regarding the use of State funds or Federal TANF funds to pay the costs of an optional food stamp program. These questions include: (1) whether State funds spent to provide food assistance under the State's optional food stamp program count toward the State's TANF maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement; and (2) whether a State may use Federal TANF funds to purchase food stamps for the State's optional food stamp program.