TANF Expenditure Report – ACF 196R

vForm ACF-196R is used by states administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to report on quarterly expenditure data and to request quarterly grant funds from the federal awarding agency. Failure to collect the data would seriously compromise the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) and the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) ability to monitor TANF expenditures and ensure compliance with statutory requirements found at 42 U.S.C. 411(a)(3). These data are also needed to estimate outlays and to prepare reports and budget submissions for Congress. Edits have been made to the instructions to update references to lapsed timeframes, to add demonstrative tables that aid in a recipient’s comprehension of reporting requirements, incorporate minor edits to the instructions, and to adjust formatting to improve presentation.

The latest form for TANF Expenditure Report – ACF 196R expires 2027-01-31 and can be found here.