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This Program Announcement sets forth revised standard procedures for resolving disagreements over state-submitted caseload and expenditure data used to establish the amount of a TFAG.  This issuance supersedes and rescinds the original PA on this topic (see TANF-ACF-PA-99-1 dated June 18, 1999).  A new PA is necessary because of a reorganization of the Office of Family Assistance and the need to clarify certain aspects of the process.

This Policy Announcement provides state agencies with guidance on submitting caseload reduction credit information necessary to reduce a state's minimum TANF participation rate requirements. It also transmits form ACF-202, the form and instructions that states must use to report caseload reduction information in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.

This Program Instruction notifies certain States that they will receive additional funding for FY 1999.

This Program Instructions explains that State TANF plans are effective for two years. A new TANF plan for subsequent two-year periods must be submitted to the Department for a determination of "completeness". During the period that a two-year plan is in effect, States may submit amendments. This program instruction provides guidance to States submitting TANF plan amendments for two-year plans that have already been deemed complete.

This Program Instruction provides State agencies the uniform reporting procedures, generic sampling specifications, and file formats for the databases and transmission files for the Emergency TANF Data Report.

The HMRF initiative is a $150 million Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) discretionary grant program originally authorized under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. These programs play a key role in helping OFA achieve its goals to foster economically secure households and communities for the well-being and long-term success of children and families. On September 30, 2015, OFA announced grant awards to 91 organizations in 27 states and one territory to provide activities to promote healthy marriage and relationship education, responsible fatherhood, and reentry services for currently or formerly incarcerated fathers under three funding opportunities. The Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grant Program (HMRE), New Pathways for Fathers and Families (New Pathways), and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) are part of HHS’ community-based efforts to promote strong, healthy family formation and maintenance, responsible fatherhood and parenting, and reentry opportunities for fathers returning from incarceration.

To distribute information on JOBS IV-F allocations and the amounts received by States for FY's 1995 and 1996.

On August 27, 1999, the attached guidance on the application of civil rights laws to welfare reform programs was made public and sent to State TANF Directors and other parties. To assure the widest distribution (though for some of you it may be duplicative), we are disseminating the information sent to the State TANF Directors via this Information Memorandum.

This memorandum transmits the FY 2010 work participation rates.  All States were required to report work participation information for the months of October 2009 through September 2010.

Summary Table for Work Participation Rates for Fiscal Year 2013