Individuals may apply anytime to their local welfare agencies for Aid to Families with Dependent Children. State Plans, once approved, remain in effect but parts may be amended or revised. With the advent of the new welfare legislation, the AFDC program ended June 30, 1997. 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. FTS is not available.
States have two options for matching rates.
The Federal matching rate for State and local administration and training costs is 50 percent. These activities are matched at the 50 percent rate. Child care costs are funded under Title IV-A and are matched at the FMAP rate, with the exception of child care costs in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Costs in Territories are matched at 75 percent under their funding caps. States are subject to fiscal disallowances for exceeding the national average error rate for all States in a given year.