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Administration for Children and Families releases $1 billion for the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund
On April 9, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced nearly $1 billion in additional funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund. The additional funds were allocated by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and aim to provide temporary aid to families in crisis.
While TANF funds are typically quite flexible, the Pandemic Emergency Assistance funding is limited to “short-term non-recurrent benefits,” which are designed to deal with a specific crisis situation or episode of need and may not extend beyond four months. Although TANF is a partnership between the federal government and states, counties are responsible for administering the pr
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March 10, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign on March 12, will provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, and bolster the economy.
The economy remains weak, the jobs recovery has lost momentum, and there are 9.5 million fewer jobs than in February of 2020. Black and Latino unemployment is 9.9 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, well above the white unemployment rate of 5.6 percent which itself is too high. The economy won’t return to its full potential until 2025, the Congressional Budget Office projects; the number of people employed won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024; and unemployment won’t fall below 4 percent until 2026.