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Policy

TANF

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

Economic Development Guide

OFA Regional Office TANF Program Managers (PDF)

Tribal TANF Data Coding Instructions

Tribal TANF Plan Guidance

Tribal TANF Plan Requirements (PDF)

Questions and Answers

NEW

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)

P.L. 102-477

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.