2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Alaska Department of Health $110,993,668 on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant program (CFDA 93.558) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The TANF program assists needy families with children by enabling children to remain in their own homes or in the homes of relatives, promoting job preparation and work among needy parents, preventing out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encouraging two-parent family formation and maintenance.

The State of Alaska Department of Health, acting as the prime recipient within the state government structure, passes funding through to sub-recipients delivering direct services. Sub-awardees include the Municipality of Anchorage for teen and unintended pregnancy prevention; Kawerak, Inc., a tribal consortium serving 20 federally recognized tribes across western Alaska, for Native employment work services; Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic for teen and unintended pregnancy prevention services on the Kenai Peninsula; and the Food Bank of Alaska for anti-hunger initiatives and food distribution programs serving Alaska Native and American Indian households throughout the state.

The award funds assistance programs operated according to Alaska's state TANF plan as determined complete by the Administration for Children and Families. Funding is drawn on a quarterly payment basis from an account established by the Division of Payment Management. Place of performance is Alaska.