---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 286.65"
title: "45"
number: "286.65"
heading: "How can a Tribe apply to administer a Tribal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/286.65"
---

# §286.65. How can a Tribe apply to administer a Tribal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Program?

- (a) Any eligible Indian tribe, Alaska Native organization, or intertribal consortium that wishes to administer a Tribal TANF program must submit a three-year TFAP to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The original must be submitted to the appropriate ACF Regional Office with a copy to the ACF Central Office.
- (b) A Tribe currently operating a Tribal TANF program must submit to the appropriate ACF Regional Office, with a copy to the ACF Central Office, no later than 120 days prior to the end of the three-year grant period, either—
  - (1) A letter of intent, with a copy to the affected State or States, which specifies they do not intend to continue operating the program beyond the end of the three-year grant period; or
  - (2) A letter of intent, with a copy to the affected State or States, which specifies they intend to continue program operations with no changes to the geographic service area or service population; or
  - (3) A new three-year plan which indicates a change in either the geographic service area or service population.
- (c) For Tribes choosing option (b)(2) above, a new three-year plan must be submitted to the appropriate ACF Regional Office, with a copy to the ACF Central Office, no later than 60 days before the end of the current three-year grant period.

## Notes

### 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.