State TANF/MOE Programs that Confer Categorical Eligibility

Attachment B

List and describe the State TANF/MOE programs that confer categorical eligibility in sufficient detail to determine compliance with regulations. To assist you, the purposes of the TANF Block Grant are listed below the chart.

State

Program name and description¹:

Is the program mandatory or optional? (The State agency must confer categorical eligibility on recipients of programs that are more than 50% funded with TANF/MOE Funds ):

What purpose(s) of the TANF block grant is the program intended to further?

What is the program’s gross income eligibility threshold (Percentage of Federal poverty level)

Implementation Date (For programs in effect prior to January 1, 2001, an indication to that effect is sufficient. For programs implemented subsequent to January 1, 2001, please indicate the date that the program was implemented.):

Estimated Number of Participants:

The purposes of the TANF block grant (based on the applicable statutory language) are to:

(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;

(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;

(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and

(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

1. If the State agency has a number of small (county or contractor-administered) programs with similar purposes (e.g., employment preparation) and eligibility criteria, such programs may be entered as a single item.  If multiple programs are entered are entered as a single item, the State agency should so indicate in the description line.

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