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State Maintenance-of-Effort Program

State of Kansas Fiscal Year 2022

1. Name of Service Program: Child Care Assistance for TANF Families

2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities: Child Care is provided to TANF families as a support service to enable the adult to participate in work activities, education or training. Child care for TANF families is limited to those whose income is less than 30% of the Federal Poverty Level.

3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program: Child Care Assistance provides financial support to families to assist with child care costs. Families must show a personal need for child care such as employment, education or training. To qualify for this program, families’ income must be at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level at or below 85% of the state median income. The Child Care Assistance program promotes family economic self-reliance and helps children succeed in school and in life through affordable, high-quality early care and education and after School programs.

4. Program Type: This program serves TANF purpose 2

5. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year: $3,283,074

6. Total State MOE Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year: $3,283,074

7. Total Number of Families serviced with MOE Funds: 375