Reporting Instructions

The following links provide guidance and instructions for completing common ACF reporting forms required for TANF grantees :

• Form ACF-196R and ACF-196TR: Financial Reporting Forms. States and territories must provide information on how they spend their TANF block grant, state maintenance-of-effort (MOE) funds, and other federal TANF funds (e.g., Contingency and Emergency Contingency funds).
  • Instructions for the completion of the ACF-196R Form (PDF)
  • Copy of the ACF 196R TANF Report Form (Excel (XLSX), PDF (PDF))
  • Instructions for the completion of the ACF-196TR
  • ACF-199 TANF and ACF-209 SSPMOE Data Reporting Instructions (PDF)
  • ACF 199 & 209 TANF & SSP Data Report Layouts (valid thru 2026-10) (XLSX)
  • Crosswalk of Changes - Forms ACF-199 and ACF-209 (XLSX)
  • Final TANF & SSP-MOE Data Reporting System Transmission Files Layouts and Edits
  • TANF Sampling and Statistical Methods Manual (PDF)
  • TANF Programs (Attachment A) and State Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Programs (Form ACF-204) (Attachment B) - (Word (DOCX), PDF (PDF))

  If you have any questions about forms, please contact your TANF Regional Program Manager.