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This Program Instruction provides States with instructions on how to report the number of “deemed” core hours for the overall rate and the two-parent rate on the TANF Data Report and the SSP-MOE Data Report.

This Policy Announcement provides guidance on determining whether a non-citizen Native American born in Canada or Mexico is eligible for a Federal public benefit funded with Federal TANF funds or a State or local public benefit funded with State or local monies that have not been commingled with Federal TANF funds and may be claimed toward a State’s maintenance-of-effort requirement.

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.

is Program Instruction outlines the key features of the TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005, Public Law 109-68 (attached) that was signed by the President on September 21, 2005 and became effective upon enactment.  We also provide information and guidance on how States may access and use the TANF Contingency Funds and loans authorized in the legislation.  This Program Instruction addresses only the provisions of Public Law 109-68, as enacted.  Should there be any changes to Public Law 109-68, we will issue another Program Instruction clarifying any necessary changes.

This PI was originally issued on October 12, 2005.  We have re-issued this PI principally because we augmented the response to question 11.

This Information Memorandum informs State and Tribal agencies and other interested parties of the final regulations published on July 31, 2002 and provides notification that this disregard should be applied in determining TANF eligibility and the amount of benefits in accordance with the referenced statutory requirement.

This Program Instruction advises States and other interested parties of the measures and formula the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) intends to use for awarding the High Performance Bonus (HPB) for performance in FY 1999.

This Policy Announcement replaces the original guidance issued via TANF-ACF-PA-98-2, dated April 24, 1998, adding information regarding the Job Access and Reverse Commute grant program. It also clarifies other policy issues that have come to our attention in the areas of the definition of "assistance," data reporting and appropriate cost principles.

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-97-2 dated June 2, 1997).  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 Program Instruction informs States of the approval of Form ACF-196 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Approved under OMB #0970-0165.

This Information Memoradum explains how the referenced legislation affects award amounts for the FY 2011 TANF Contingency Fund and TANF Supplemental Grant award amounts and provides a table showing the award calculations.