HHS Departmental Appeals Board Decisions

Board Rules Blackfeet Tribe Misused TANF Funds

Corrective Compliance Plan Failed To Include Repayment Details
Jerry Ashworth
April 18, 2016 at 08:07:00 ET
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Departmental Appeals Board recently upheld an Administration for Children and Families (ACF) decision to withhold about $300,000 in Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds sought by the Blackfeet Tribe. ACF in May 2015 determined that the tribe misused federal TANF funds, and that its subsequent corrective compliance pl... Read More