Volume 43 - Issue 49 - December 5, 2024

State of Kansas

Department for Children and Families

Request for Comments

The State of Kansas will submit by December 31, 2024, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Annual Report (ACF-204) and Caseload Reduction Report (ACF-202). Federal TANF regulations require states to submit an annual report containing information on TANF and State Maintenance of Effort programs. Submission of Form ACF-204 satisfies this requirement. Federal regulations also require a reduction in a state’s required work participation rate for a fiscal year by the state’s caseload reduction credit for that fiscal year. The caseload reduction credit gives a state credit for reducing its caseload between a base year and a comparison year. States submit data for the calculation of their caseload reduction credit by completing Form ACF-202.

The purpose of the TANF program is to assist low-income families with children in identifying and addressing barriers to becoming self-sufficient. TANF-funded programs are intended to prepare adults served to obtain and maintain employment necessary to support their families. The program also coordinates supportive services intended to increase opportunities for families to thrive.

The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is preparing Form ACF-204 and Form ACF-202. Comments regarding these reports should be sent by December 19, 2024, to Angela.Stinson@ks.gov or by mail to the Kansas Department for Children and Families, Economic and Employment Services, 555 S. Kansas Ave., 4th Floor, Topeka, KS 66603. Requests to be notified when the completed reports are available should also be directed to Angela Stinson.

Laura Howard
Secretary
Department for Children and Families

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