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a) MOE funds are used to provide cash assistance under a Segregated State Program not subject to federal time limits on the receipt of assistance. Income and resource standards applied to the Segregated State Program mirror those applied to the TANF-funded cash assistance program as documented in Section (4) above.

This program supports eligible families with children under 12 months of age who have exhausted their 12-month lifetime exemption from federal work participation requirements, but whom D.C. exempts from participating in work activities. Additionally, D.C. supports families who have received TANF assistance for longer than 60 months who may or may not make good faith effort to participate in countable activities.

b) D.C. will also support through the segregated state program customers who meet the federal work participation requirement, as well as those who do not meet the requirement, but are making a good faith effort, as measured by hour of participation in countable activities.

7) MOE-Funded Separate State Programs: D.C. does not provide cash assistance under an MOE-funded Separated State Program; however, it operates a segregated program and supports families with MOE funds for the following programs and initiatives:

a) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds may be used to provide child care subsidies to eligible low-income D.C. children whose parents are working or participating in TANF employment-related programs. These funds are used to provide subsidies to low-income working