45 CFR § 270.3 - What is the annual maximum amount we will award and the maximum amount that a State can receive each year?

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title: "45 CFR § 270.3 - What is the annual maximum amount we will award and the maximum amount that a State can receive each year?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "270.3"
section_name: "What is the annual maximum amount we will award and the maximum amount that a State can receive each year?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "HIGH PERFORMANCE BONUS AWARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 52851, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.3 What is the annual maximum amount we will award and the maximum amount that a State can receive each year?

(a) Except as provided in § 270.9, we will award $200 million in bonus funds annually, subject to Congressional authorization and the availability of the appropriation.

(b) The amount payable to a State in a bonus year may not exceed five percent of a State's family assistance grant.