---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 286.45"
title: "45"
number: "286.45"
heading: "What uses of Tribal Family Assistance Grant funds are improper?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/286.45"
---

# §286.45. What uses of Tribal Family Assistance Grant funds are improper?

- (a) A Tribe may not use Tribal Family Assistance Grant funds to provide assistance to:
  - (1) Families or individuals that do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria contained in the Tribal Family Assistance Plan (TFAP); or
  - (2) For more than the number of months as specified in a Tribe's TFAP (unless covered by a hardship exemption); or
  - (3) Individuals who are not citizens of the United States or qualified aliens or who do not otherwise meet the definition of “eligible families” at [§ 286.5](/cfr/45/286.5.md).
- (b) Tribal Family Assistance Grant funds may not be used to contribute to or to subsidize non-TANF programs.
- (c) A Tribe may not use Tribal Family Assistance Grant funds for services or activities prohibited by 2 CFR parts [200](/cfr/2/part200.md) and [300](/cfr/2/part300.md), subpart E.
- (d) **All provisions in 2 CFR parts 200 and 300 are applicable to the Tribal TANF program.**
- (e) Tribal TANF funds may not be used for the construction or purchase of facilities or buildings.
- (f) Tribes must use program income generated by the Tribal Family Assistance grant for the purposes of the TANF program and for allowable TANF services, activities and assistance.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 3020, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 80071, Oct. 2, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 604, and 612; Public Law 111-5.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 3020, Jan. 20, 2016; 89 FR 80071, Oct. 2, 2024]