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Tribal TANF Caseload Data - Fiscal Year 2020 

Tribal TANF Caseload Data

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

Help for Families

December 17, 2020

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. 

State and tribal TANF administrators and other employment service providers need evidence on the interventions and strategies that can help their clients succeed in the labor market.  The Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse is a tool created by the Administration for Children and Families to meet this need and to support the use of evidence-based practices.

Tribal TANF Caseload Data for Fiscal Year 2018

Tribal TANF Plan guidance provides instructions to tribes and consortia interested in starting a Tribal TANF program.

OFA Regional TANF Managers

Regional Program Managers for TANF and Tribal TANF
August 25, 2020

Regional Program Managers and their contact information.

As a consequence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the United States is experiencing a nationwide emergency, implicating both public health and the economy. Secretary Azar declared a nationwide public health emergency on January 31, 2020, and President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020.

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has heard from several grantees expressing concerns about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the Tribal TANF program and is fielding many questions about how Tribal TANF can help support people affected by it. Its top priority is the public health and safety of all those operating its programs and receiving its services. Increased need in many tribal nations for basic assistance and other financial benefits may arise as a result of the pandemic. With that in mind, this program instruction (PI) builds on TANF-ACF-PI-2020-01 (Questions and answers about TANF and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic), found at /ofa/resource/tanf-acf-pi-2020-01, which addressed questions and answers about how state and tribal grantees might use TANF to help those in need and TANF’s administrative flexibilities for both states and tribes. This program instruction addresses frequently asked questions about the flexibilities available to tribes and the requirements for providing non-recurrent, short-term (NRST) benefits to those in need as a result of COVID-19.

Title IV-A of the Social Security Act and implementing regulations in 45 CFR Parts 260-265 and 286, and TANF-ACF-PI-2007-08 (Using Federal TANF and State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Funds for Families in Areas Covered by a Federal or State Disaster Declaration).