TANF is the Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Core TANF activities include Basic assistance, Work activities, Work supports & supportive services, and Child care.

TANF Spending in Tennessee - $730 million in unused block grant funds for poor working families

Tennessee receives $190.9 million each year through the federal government's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Last year, Beacon found the state spent just $71.1 million of that money, or 37% of the annual block grant amount.

News Channel 9, Chattanooga, alternative source for TANF unused funds in Tennessee.

In 2018, it was reported that Ohio had "$500 million in unused funds from the program’s block grant."

Earlier this year, Mississippi Today reported that "Welfare dollars help fund college scholarships for children of middle-class families."

Thus, do block grants work? Is this the way to go with Medicaid?

FY 2018 Federal TANF & State MOE Financial Data