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For decades, federal policymakers and state administrators of governmental assistance programs, such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants (formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly F...

This report will provide an overview of the federal VR grant program and the associated state programs. The first section will provide an overview of how the program is funded and the respective roles of the federal government and the cooperating state agencies. The second section will out...

Total federal debt can increase in two ways. First, debt increases when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations. This increases debt held by the public. Second, debt increases when the federal gov...

NASWA's Resolutions & Policy Notebook provides a complete listing of NASWA's policy positions as of September 1, 2013. Resolutions, Congressional testimony, letters to agencies and policy makers and other documents approved by the Board of Directors constitute NASWA policy. The noteboo...

Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire. The temporary 100% federal financing of the Extended Benefit (EB) program ends December 31, 2013. The temporary option for states to use three-year lookbacks as part ...