ACF-204 Annual TANF and State MOE Report: 3-Year OMB Extension Request

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the information collection authority for the ACF-204 form for an additional three years. The current authorization under OMB control number 0970-0248 is set to expire on March 31, 2026. The ACF-204 is the standardized annual reporting form that U.S. states, territories, and tribes must complete to document their use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds and state-funded Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) expenditures. This report is a core compliance and accountability mechanism ensuring that TANF block grant funds are used in accordance with federal law. ACF has stated there are no substantive changes to the form itself. However, the instructions accompanying the form have been updated for clarity, and the estimated administrative burden placed on reporting entities has been recalculated and adjusted to reflect current conditions. This is a routine administrative renewal action. Without OMB approval, ACF would lose legal authority to collect this annual data from states, which would impair federal oversight of the TANF program serving millions of low-income families across the United States.

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