View ACF COVID-19 Responses and Resources
Policy
TANF-ACF-PI-2020-02: (Questions and answers about Tribal TANF and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic)
TANF-ACF-PI-2018-02: (revises and supersedes TANF-ACF-PI 2005-03), Requirements for Tribes and States Concerning TANF Service Areas and Populations for Tribal TANF Programs
TANF-ACF-PI-2017-03: Form ACF-196T Tribal TANF Financial Report Form
TANF-ACF-PI-2017-01: Guidance on How State Family Assistance Grant (SFAG) and Tribal Family Assistance Grant (TFAG) Amounts for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017 and 2018 Are Affected by the .33% Reduction in TANF Funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017
TANF-ACF-PI-2008-03: Guidance for the Resolution of State and Tribal Disagreements Over the State-Submitted Caseload and Expenditure Data Used to Establish the Amount of a Tribal Family Assistance Grant (TFAG)
TANF-ACF-PA-2000-04: Guidance concerning State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) funds paid to a Tribe with an Approved Tribal Family Assistance Plan
Guidance
OFA Regional Office TANF Program Managers (PDF)
Tribal TANF Data Coding Instructions
Tribal TANF Plan Requirements (PDF)
Questions and Answers
Policy
NEW-ACF-PI-2018-01 (revises and supersedes NEW-ACF-PI 2011-01): Program, financial, and audit reporting requirements for NEW grantees, including requirements to electronically file both the Federal Financial Report (Standard Form 425) and the Native Employment Works Program Report.
NEW-ACF-PI-2004-02: Effect on Native Employment Works (NEW) grantees of statutory amendment permitting carryover of unobligated balances with no fiscal year limitation.
Guidance
Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance (does not include P.L. 102-477 NEW Programs)
Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Report (PDF Download 5 pages)
Policy
Programs that include their Tribal TANF or NEW programs in a Pub. L. 102-477 program should contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Workforce Development at (202) 219-3938 for guidance.
Policy and Guidance
TTCW Funding Opportunity Announcement (includes policy guidance for the program for years 2020-2025)
Research
Report: The power of stories: enriching program research and reporting.
Report: Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services Grants, 2011-2016
Report: Linking Child Safety and Risk Assessments in American Indian/Alaska Native communities
Report: Tribal TANF — Child Welfare Coordination: Theory of Change and Logic Models