TANF Contingency Fund Awards
Contingency Funds are additional Federal funds available to States, at their request, when unfavorable economic conditions exist. They are considered provisional payments, according to section 403(b)(3)(A) of the Act. This is because the exact amount of Contingency Funds that the State may actually keep is not determined until after the fiscal year ends, not when payment is made. A State that receives a provisional payment must meet specific spending requirements to keep some or all of the Contingency Funds. Data files are by state and year.
Units of Response: State TANF Programs
Type of Data: Financial
Tribal Data: No
COVID-19 Data: No
Periodicity: Annual
SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/14/2018-03014/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records
Data Use Agreement: Unavailable
Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable
Equity Indicators: Unavailable
Granularity: State
Spatial: United States
Geocoding: State
Complete Metadata
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| description | Contingency Funds are additional Federal funds available to States, at their request, when unfavorable economic conditions exist. They are considered provisional payments, according to section 403(b)(3)(A) of the Act. This is because the exact amount of Contingency Funds that the State may actually keep is not determined until after the fiscal year ends, not when payment is made. A State that receives a provisional payment must meet specific spending requirements to keep some or all of the Contingency Funds. Data files are by state and year. <b>Units of Response: </b>State TANF Programs <b>Type of Data: </b>Financial <b>Tribal Data: </b>No <b>COVID-19 Data: </b>No <b>Periodicity: </b>Annual <b>SORN: </b>https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/14/2018-03014/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records <b>Data Use Agreement: </b>Unavailable <b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>Unavailable <b>Equity Indicators: </b>Unavailable <b>Granularity: </b>State <b>Spatial: </b>United States <b>Geocoding: </b>State |
| distribution |
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "FY 2017 Monthly Contingency Funds Awards",
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"description": "Monthly TANF Contingency Funds Awards by State and Federal Fiscal Year for 2017. Temporal: 10/1/16-9/30/17, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: PDF",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy_2017_tanf_contingency_funds.pdf"
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "FY 2018 Monthly Contingency Funds Awards",
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"description": "Monthly TANF Contingency Funds Awards by State and Federal Fiscal Year for 2018. Temporal: 10/1/17-9/30/18, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: PDF",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy18_contingency_funds_updated_05_21_2018.pdf"
},
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "FY 2019 Monthly Contingency Funds Awards",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Monthly TANF Contingency Funds Awards by State and Federal Fiscal Year for 2019. December 2018 through March 2019 awards were delayed due to a lapse in government appropriations. 2 Remaining (pro-rated) TANF Contingency Funds were awarded in July after Congress passed P.L.116-27 to extend TANF through September 30, 2019. Temporal: 10/1/18-9/30/19, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: PDF",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy_2019_tanf_contingency_fund_awards_by_grantee_oct_2018_july_2019.pdf"
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"title": "Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 12th Report to Congress",
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"description": "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories (Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico), and Washington, DC. 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. Data Product Type: Report",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/12th_annual_tanf_report_to_congress_final.pdf"
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 13th Report to Congress",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories, 1 and Washington, DC (hereafter referred to as “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. Data Product Type: Report",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/eleventh_report_to_congress.pdf"
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| identifier | https://healthdata.gov/api/views/itay-2q97 |
| issued | 2023-11-17 |
| keyword |
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"family assistance"
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| landingPage | https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/temporary-assistance-needy-families-tanf |
| modified | 2025-07-03 |
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| theme |
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| title | TANF Contingency Fund Awards |
