PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide grants to States, Territories, or Tribes to assist needy families with children so that children can be cared for in their own homes; to reduce dependency by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; to reduce and prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. AGRICULTURE;
- Technical Assistance, Information and Services;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;