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Executive Summary

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico), and Washington, DC (hereafter “states”). Additionally, federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations may elect to operate their own TANF programs. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) created TANF, repealing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs.

NPRM to Strengthen the TANF Program and Increase State Accountability 

TANF provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023

The Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund, to inform tribes administering Tribal TANF programs under a 477 plan of the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund reallotment. 

National Tribal TANF Characteristics Data

Fiscal Year(s) (FY) 2016 to 2020
March 20, 2023

National Tribal TANF characteristics data for Fiscal Year(s) (FY) 2016 to 2020.

The new system will allow TANF programs to easily submit accurate data and be confident they fulfilled their reporting requirements.

Native Employment Works Program Report and Instructions, Exp. 8/31/25

NEW program report and instructions
September 19, 2022

Native Employment Works (NEW) grantees are required to submit an annual report that includes a narrative and statistical component.  NEW program reports cover each July 1 — June 30 program year/ report period.  In each program report, grantees should cover NEW activities, services, and achievements during/for the period covered by the report, including activities, services, and achievements paid for/supported with NEW funds awarded for this program year and activities, services, and achievements paid for/supported with any NEW funds carried forward from a previous program year.

Native Employment Works Program Plan Guidance

Guidance for the Native Employment Works Program Plan
September 19, 2022

The NEW program plan is the application for NEW program funding.  As approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the plan documents how the grantee will carry out its NEW program.  HHS/ACF must approve NEW program plans and plan amendments in order for them to be in effect.

The program year (PY) for the NEW program is July 1 through June 30 of the following year.  Each NEW program plan covers a 3-year period.  ACF does not prescribe a format for NEW program plans.  The format is left to the discretion of each NEW grantee.  This program plan guidance contains instructions for preparing and submitting NEW program plans, for grantees that do not include their NEW programs in Public Law 102-477 projects.  These requirements are based on the requirements for plans in the NEW program regulations.  This document replaces previous NEW program plan guidance.

Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Guidance for Use of the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund Appropriated in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2); Accompaniment to ACF-IOAS-DCL-22-01

Unusually high energy costs contribute to a grim winter forecast for low-income families who face impossible choices among essential needs such as food, heat, and medicine.