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STATE OF ARKANSAS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES REVISED 2023 Page 37 of 46 In accordance with the Federal Regulations governing the TANF program, expenditures of State Funds in TANF may count if they are made for specific types of benefits or services for TANF-eligible families. Arkansas claims State expenditures in the Department of Human Services – Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCECE) program to provide benefits in accordance with federal requirements at 45 CFR Part 263.3: a. State Funds expended to meet the requirements of the CCDF Matching Fund, b. Childcare expenditures that have not been used to meet the requirements of the CCDF Matching Fund or any other Federal childcare program, and c. The childcare expenditures were made to or on behalf of eligible families. These expenditures are not utilized by any other Federal program as Maintenance of Effort (MOE). Section 13 ARKANSAS CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE In January 2003, the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC), together with the Southern Good Faith Fund (SGFF), the Governor’s Office, and other partners, were awarded a grant from the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices as part of their Pathways to Advancement initiative. This initiative worked to assist states to develop strategies for improving educational attainment for low-income and low-skill adults. These organizations piloted the first career pathways effort in partnership with Southeast Arkansas College. Following the pilot, the state Arkansas Transitional Employment Board (ATEB) and the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) decided to replicate the pilot at other two-year colleges across the state. SGFF and AATYC worked with ADHE to build support among state policymakers to develop a state initiative – the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative. The Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative was designed to address the TANF Program’s Purpose #2 - End dependence of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work and marriage. This initiative is funded through the use of federal TANF Program funding. The initiative was codified in Arkansas Act 1705 of 2005, which required that ADHE, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS), and the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board (AWIB) jointly develop the initiative. Arkansas Act 514 of 2007 further defined the Career Pathways Initiative as: