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Temporary Assistance for Needy
Program Instruction
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance Washington, D.C. 20447 | |
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Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-PI-96-2 |
Date: December 6, 1996 | |
| TO: | State Agencies Administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and Other Interested Parties |
| SUBJECT: | Maintenance of Effort Requirements |
| REFERENCES: | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193. |
| BACKGROUND: |
PL.lO4-l93 replaces the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (Including Emergency Assistance) and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and establishes a maintenance of effort requirement for state expenditures in the new program. |
| POLICY: |
The attached guidance explains the maintenance of effort requirements for State expenditures under the TANF program, outlines statutory penalties for failure to meet those requirements, and specifies State-by-State maintenance of effort expenditure levels. |
| TO OBTAIN PAGES OF DOCUMENTS: | Some attachments are not included in this file. You may contact Bettie McClure to obtain copies of the attachment by fax or mail. |
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