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• Alaska’s Child Support Enforcement Division partners with Tribal TANF programs and provides countable monthly pass-through payments and other MOE eligible expenditures. • Parents Achieving Self Sufficiency (PASS) childcare subsidies paid to child care providers and parents determined eligible by the Department or its grantees. All families must meet both the non-financial and financial eligibility criteria, including having an income at or below the applicable PASS income limit. Parent(s) must also be employed. B. Additional programs and services that are funded by the Department or with local funds to meet the TANF MOE requirements, include: • Programs targeted towards “at risk” youth – Programs which provide after school programming, mentorship opportunities, summer employment, and other supervised support programs and which provide additional educational opportunities for at-risk youth. In some instances, participants may be given grants or scholarships to attend programming with other organizations. • Food and Nutrition – Programs which provide or support the distribution of emergency food assistance to families. • Housing Assistance – Programs that help prevent homelessness and support families in securing permanent housing. • Employability Training – Education and training programs to build skills and capacity in technology, financial security, and other employment related areas. • Youth and College Scholarships – Scholarships and other financial aid programs which provide opportunities for young adults to attend college or post-secondary programs. • Various United Way programs – Provides financial support to programs that provide a variety of services focused on achieving a TANF goals. Programs are focused on supporting “at-risk” youth and families. • Information and Referral Services – Programs and services which aim to connect people with information and resources about health and human services programs and services available in the community. • Support for Children involved with Child Welfare – Support to help children in foster care remain in their own homes or the homes of relatives. 24. FUNDING Section 403(a)(1) (A) of the Social Security Act provides that each eligible state is entitled to receive a federal TANF block grant, subject to federal reauthorization and extension, a grant in an amount equal to the state family assistance grant as defined in section 403(a)(I)(B). • Payments to Agency Administering the TANF Program Payments for the TANF program will be made to the organization managing the Alaska TANF State Plan P lan Effective December 31, 2025 27 | P a g e