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AFDC/JOBS programs as of August 22, 1996. This organization is the Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance. • State Payments for TANF Program Section 405 requires that grants be paid to states in quarterly installments, based on state estimates. The state’s estimate for each quarter of the fiscal year by percentage is: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter $9,152,539.87 MOE $9,152,539.87 MOE $9,152,539.87 MOE $9,152,539.87 MOE $11,151,844.00 TANF $11, 151,844.00 TANF $11,151,844.00 TANF $11,151,844.00 TANF 25% 25% 25% 25% 25. CERTIFICATIONS The State of Alaska will operate a program to provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) so that the children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work and marriage; to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and encourage the formation of two-parent families. This program is known as the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program or ATAP. In administering and operating a program which provides TANF with minor children under title IV-A of the Social Security Act, the Governor of Alaska, Governor Mike Dunleavy, hereby certifies that: • The Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance, is the agency responsible for administering the ATAP program in Alaska. • Local governments and private sector organizations have been consulted regarding the plan and design of welfare services in Alaska so that services are provided in a manner appropriate to local populations; and these organizations have been provided with a 45- day comment period. • Alaska will operate a Child Support Enforcement program under the State Plan approved under part D. • Alaska will operate a Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program in accordance with part E and will take all necessary actions to ensure that children receiving assistance are eligible for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act. • Alaska will provide each member of an Indian Tribe who is domiciled in the state and is not eligible for assistance under a Tribal Family Assistance plan approved under Section 412 of the Social Security Act, with equitable access to assistance under the state program funded under this part attributable to funds provided by the federal government. • Alaska has established and enforces standards and procedures to ensure against program fraud and abuse, including standards and procedures concerning nepotism, conflicts of interest among individuals responsible for the administration and supervision of the state Alaska TANF State Plan P lan Effective December 31, 2025 28 | P a g e