Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide assistance to needy families so children can be cared for in their own homes; Reduce the dependency of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Table 2 – TANF Funding Requirements Must provide services that are “reasonably calculated” to promote TANF purposes three (3) or four (4). Shall not support services that are considered “assistance” under 45 C.F.R. § 260.31 (for example, funds shall not be utilized for recipients’ food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental expenses); Shall not: Support services for adjudicated minors who are housed in secure facilities; Support services that are medical in nature, except for pregnancy prevention; Be used for cost sharing or match of other federal grants or awards; Exceed fifteen percent (15%) in support of administrative costs; and Be used for the purchase of buildings, facilities, or real estate. Specific instructions for the Bidder to provide a narrative response to the Scope of Services may be found in Part IV, Section III, 1, Services to be Provided. TANF Funding Requirements Ensure compliance with TANF funding requirements, referred to in Table 2. Provide monitoring and oversight of activities and expenditures of subcontractors including at a minimum: Conducting an on-site visit twice per fiscal year to verify the subcontractor is in compliance with the applicable TANF requirements; Ensuring subcontractors comply with specific terms and conditions of the subcontract; Ensuring TANF funds are utilized for authorized purposes; and Ensuring expenses are allowable, allocable, and reasonable
