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Iowa’s TANF State Plan

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Introduction…………………………………..…………………………………………...………………...4 Administration of TANF Block Grant…………………………………………………………….…….….6 Outline of Family Assistance Program……………………………………………………………………..6 Definition of Needy Family……………………………………………………………………………...…6 Iowa’s Family Assistance Program (FIP)………………………………………………………….….……6 Goals & Objectives of FIP….………..……………………………………………………………...……...6 Eligibility Requirements……...…...……………………………………………………………………..…6 Calculating the Grant………………………………………………………………………………..….…11 Program Benefits, Funding, and Method of Payment……………………….………………..……..….....11 Coordination with Medicaid, SNAP, and Other Programs………………………….……….………........11 Other TANF and Segregated or Separate State Programs Used for MOE…………………….……….…14 FIP Related Programs……………………………………………………………………………………..14 Two-Parent Families Receiving FIP……………………………….………………………………….…..14 FIP for Battered Aliens……………………….…………………………………………………………...14 PROMISE JOBS Services……………………….………………………………………………………..15 PROMISE JOBS Services for Excluded Parents and Battered Aliens…………………….……………...15 PROMISE JOBS Expense Allowances………………………………….………………………………..15 FaDSS Program……………………………………….…………………………………………………..16 Family Self-Sufficiency Grants (FSSG)………………….……………………………………………….18 Child Care Assistance………………………………….………………………………………………….18 State Child Care Assistance Previously Authorized………………………….…………………….……..18 State Child Care Assistance for Working Non-FIP Families………………………………………….….19 TANF Transfer to Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)…...…………...………….………………….19 TANF Child Care Assistance for Working FIP Families…………………………………………………19 TANF Child Care Assistance for Non-Working FIP Families……………………………………………20 Kinship Caregiver Payment Program……………………...…………………………………...…………20 Pregnancy Prevention/Services to At-Risk Children……………………………………………………...22 Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program…..…………………..………………………….22 Child Welfare Services………………….………………………….…………………………………..…22 Family Housing Preservation Program……………….………….………………………………………..23 Child Abuse Prevention Program…………………………….…………………………………………...23 Child Protective Assessments…………..…………….…………………………………………………...24 Promoting the Benefits of a Healthy Marriage…………….….…………………………………………..24 Refundable Iowa Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)……......………………………………………...….24 Transfers to the Social Services Block Grant………...……..…………………………………………….25 (ii) Requirement to engage in work; Family Investment Agreement (FIA)………………………………25 (iii) Ensure work activities “in accordance with Section 407”……………………………………………27 (iv) Disclosure of Information………………………………………….…………………………………29 (v) Out-of-Wedlock pregnancies……………….…………………………………………………………29 (vi) Designed to reach State & Local law enforcement officials, the education system, & relevant counseling services…………………………………………………………………...………………...…30 (vii) EAC policies and procedures………..……………………………………………………………….31 (viii) Access to funds (EAC)…………...………………………………………………………………….33 Special Provisions………...……………………………………………………………………………….33 Certification: Child Support Enforcement Program…...………………………………………………….35 Certification: Foster Care & Adoption Assistance Program….…………………………………………...35 Certification: Administration of the Program…………….………………………..……………………...35 Certification: Equitable Access……………………...……………...……………………………………..36 Certification: Procedures to Ensure Against Fraud……………...………………………………………...36