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This page provides links to helpful TANF policy guidance documents, including Dear Colleague Letters, Program Instructions, Information Memoranda, Policy Announcements, Questions and Answers, and Additional Resources. All TANF guidance documents are available in the Office of Family Assistance resource library. The links at the end of each section below allow you to filter the resource library by type of guidance document.
Dear Colleague Letters (DCL)
- ACF-OFA-DCL-25-04 (TANF Alignment with EO 14191 on Expanding Educational Freedom)
- ACF-OFA-DCL-25-03 (TANF Alignment with EO 14218 Concerning Restrictions on Access to Federal Public Benefits for Illegal Aliens)
Program Instructions (PI)
- ACF-OFA-PI-24-06 (Form ACF-4125, Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act)
- ACF-OFA-PI-24-04 (New TANF Work Outcomes Measures authorized by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov)
Information Memorandums (IM)
- ACF-OFA-IM-2025-01 (Restrictions on Federal Public Benefits for Non-Qualified Aliens)
- TANF-ACF-IM-2024-01 (State Work Participation Rates for FY 2023)
- TANF-ACF-IM-2023-02 (State Work Participation Rates for FY 2022)
Questions and Answers (Q&As)
POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS (PA) (2009 and earlier)
Additional Resources