2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $38.317 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant funding to Owens Valley Career Development Center on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. TANF (CFDA 93.558) funds assistance to needy families with children, promoting job preparation, work, marriage, and family formation while reducing dependence on government benefits and out-of-wedlock pregnancies.

Owens Valley Career Development Center, a tribally owned organization based in Bishop, California, and a federally recognized Indian tribe, delivers TANF-supported services including cash assistance, employment training, child care, nutrition aid, child welfare programs, domestic violence support, and early childhood education to low-income families in the Inyo and Kings Counties region. The organization has received consecutive annual TANF awards since at least 2021. Place of performance is California.

Under the TANF program, tribal plans submitted by recipients require approval by HHS before funding is obligated. Quarterly payments are issued once a plan is approved. Recipients must maintain records per 45 CFR 205.60 and comply with audit requirements under the Single Audit Act and applicable HHS guidance, including 2 CFR Part 200 and Part 300 effective October 1, 2025.