45 CFR § 263.21 - May a State use the TANF grant to fund IDAs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s263.21"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 263.21 - May a State use the TANF grant to fund IDAs?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "263.21"
section_name: "May a State use the TANF grant to fund IDAs?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "EXPENDITURES OF STATE AND FEDERAL TANF FUNDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 604, 607, 609, and 862a; Pub. L. 109-171."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 17893, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "263"
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# 263.21 May a State use the TANF grant to fund IDAs?

If the State elects to operate an IDA program, then the States may use Federal TANF funds or WtW funds to fund IDAs for individuals who are eligible for TANF assistance and exercise flexibility within the limits of Federal regulations and the statute.