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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Program Information

Popular name

TANF

Program Number

93.558

Program objective

To provide grants to States and the District of Columbia, Territories, and Indian Tribes to assist needy families with children so that children can be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    In FY 2016, grants will be made to 50 States, the District of Columbia, three Territories, and 73 Tribes. In FY 2016, grants were made to 50 States, the District of Columbia, three Territories, and 73 Tribes.

  2. 2017

    In FY 2017, grants were awarded to 50 States, the District of Columbia, three Territories, and 73 Tribes.

  3. 2018

    In FY 2018, 50 States, the District of Columbia, three Territories, and 74 Tribes received grants.

  4. 2019

    In FY 2019, grants were made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 74 Tribes.

  5. 2020

    In FY 2020, grants were made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 75 Tribes.

  6. 2021

    In FY 2021, grants were made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three Territories, and 75 Tribes. Additionally, ACF disbursed Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funds to 49 states and the District of Columbia, five territories, and 75 Tribes.

  7. 2022

    In FY 2022, grants were made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 75 Tribes.

  8. 2023

    In FY 2023, grants were made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 75 Tribes.

  9. 2024

    In FY 2024, it is projected that grants will be made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 76 Tribes.

  10. 2025

    In FY 2025, it is projected that grants will be made to 50 states and the District of Columbia, three territories, and 76 Tribes.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Program rules for State programs can be found at 45 CFR Parts 260 through 265. Tribal rules can be found at 45 CFR Part 286.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Individual/Family

Additional resources